Parteien in der Kommunalpolitik

Egner, Björn; Krapp, Max-Christopher

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“…However, electorates at the local level are often more homogenous, particularly in smaller localities, and for this reason we conjecture that parties in such settings face fewer incentives to balance their tickets. Furthermore, local electorates could be more concerned about single issues and particular policy positions than gender equality or other larger ideological concerns when making a vote choice: specific policies are more decisive for local-level elections than ideological orientations (Egner and Krapp 2013). Minor parties may therefore expect only a few additional votes for balancing tickets and are thus less likely to invest time and resources into the recruitment of female candidates.…”

Section: The Missing Link: Inter-level Variation Of Party Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Party Systems Shape Local–National Gender Gaps

Fortin-Rittberger¹,

Eder²,

Kroeber³

et al. 2017

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Women’s representation is highest in local assemblies in some countries, while others display the largest share of female office-holders at the national level. Drawing on a new data set mapping the representation of women at all four levels of government in Germany during the 2000s, we argue that differences in party system configurations across echelons explain these distinct patterns and provide evidence for this claim. We show that left-wing parties, the main source of female office-holders, perform better at higher echelons, while minor parties and independent representatives, which favour male candidacy, win more seats at the lowest levels of government.

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Section: The Missing Link: Inter-level Variation Of Party Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%