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Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets

Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets

Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets

Asia and Europe in Comparative Perspective
Amy H. Liu, University of Texas at Austin
Roman Hlatky, University of North Texas
Keith Padraic Chew, Arizona State University
Eoin L. Power, University of Texas at Austin
Sam Selsky, University of Texas at Austin
Betty Compton, University of Texas at Austin
Meiying Xu, University of Texas at Austin
January 2025
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9781009570435

    What explains patterns of representation – of women and ethnic minorities – in government cabinets? The authors argue governments diversify their cabinets when (1) a minority group – and it need not be ethnic – is sizable and can mobilize (political competition); and/or (2) the general population believes in and expects the inclusion of minorities (popular norms). The authors test their argument using original cabinet data from Asia and Europe (N=93) 1960-2015 and a most-similar design of four case studies. They identify the gender and ethnicity of 91,000 country-year-minister observations – with consideration of the rank of their ministerial portfolio. They find evidence that in countries where there is political competition and/or popular norms, cabinets have fewer double-hegemons. However, this does not necessarily suggest minorities are holding portfolios of substantive prestige. This project offers a way to study intersectionality in democratic representation and political institutions.

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    January 2025
    Paperback
    9781009570435
    102 pages
    230 × 151 × 5 mm
    0.16kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. A Theory on Minorities in Cabinets
    • 3. Minorities and Cabinet Compositions
    • 4. Minorities and Portfolio Prestige
    • 5. Minorities in Cabinets in Four Cases
    • 6. Democracy and Cabinet Composition
    • 7. Discussion: What Next?.
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      Authors
    • Amy H. Liu , University of Texas at Austin
    • Roman Hlatky , University of North Texas
    • Keith Padraic Chew , Arizona State University
    • Eoin L. Power , University of Texas at Austin
    • Sam Selsky , University of Texas at Austin
    • Betty Compton , University of Texas at Austin
    • Meiying Xu , University of Texas at Austin