Original scientific paper
Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules
Daniela Širinić
; Faculty of
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APA 6th Edition
Širinić, D. (2015). Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules. Politička misao, 52 (4-5), 124-141. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919
MLA 8th Edition
Širinić, Daniela. "Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules." Politička misao, vol. 52, no. 4-5, 2015, pp. 124-141. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
Chicago 17th Edition
Širinić, Daniela. "Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules." Politička misao 52, no. 4-5 (2015): 124-141. https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919
Harvard
Širinić, D. (2015). 'Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules', Politička misao, 52(4-5), pp. 124-141. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919 (Accessed 14 October 2024)
Vancouver
Širinić D. Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules. Politička misao [Internet]. 2015 [cited 2024 October 14];52(4-5):124-141. Available from: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919
IEEE
D. Širinić, "Inequality in Congruence: Gender Gap and Electoral Rules", Politička misao, vol.52, no. 4-5, pp. 124-141, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php/159919. [Accessed: 14 October 2024]
Abstract
A number of studies on political representation focus on the comparative assessments of citizen ideological congruence. But this literature has largely overlooked an important topic: the representation of social groups. While present studies of congruence investigate whether some countries perform better than others in terms of the levels of median citizen congruence, they cannot say much about the extent to which political elites give adequate concern to every group of citizens in the representative process. In this paper I introduce the concept and measure of inequality in congruence and demonstrate its properties by comparing gender groups. I also ask whether virtues of proportional electoral arrangements endure when we consider group differences in ideological representation. Empirical tests that were conducted on data from 88 legislative elections in 33 countries strongly suggest that gender inequality in congruence is in fact considerably smaller in countries with majoritarian arrangements.
Keywords
Inequality in Congruence; Gender Gap; Electoral Rules; Representation; Comparative Politics
Hrčak ID:
159919
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/159919
Publication date:
15.3.2016.
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