Essays about: "descriptive representation"
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1. What were the consequences of Jeanine Áñez´s presidency for violence against women in politics in Bolivia?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study investigates the consequences that female descriptive representation, at the highest executive political position, had on violence against women in politics. More specifically it looks at Jeanine Áñez ́s presidency and its impact on violence against women in Bolivia. READ MORE
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2. Women’s Political Representation during 2000–2021 : The Case of Mexico
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : This qualitative case study focuses on the development of women’s political representation in national legislation, from 2000 to 2021 in Mexico. To examine the development of women’s political representation, this study will use Hanna Pitkin’s (1967) four interconnected diminutions of representation: formal, descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation. READ MORE
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3. POTENTIALS FOR LEARNING IN THE DESIGN OF DIGITAL TEXTBOOKS
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärandeAbstract : Purpose: The aim of this study was to enhance the knowledge of the learning potentials associated with the different designs of digital textbooks and their implications for the representation of historical content. More specifically, the analysis focused on four Finnish digital history textbooks, with the Winter War being selected as the specific learning unit due to its significant role in the history of Finland. READ MORE
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4. WHY WOMEN’S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION DOES NOT LEAD TO SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION: An interview study of women politician’s perceptions of hindrances for political inclusion in Bolivia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this study is to understand why a high descriptive representation does not result in a high substantive representation. The theory of politics of presence (Phillips, 1995) suggests that there should be a link between descriptive and substantive representation. READ MORE
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5. Using Gender Quotas to Legitimise Non-Democracies : A critical discourse analysis of the Algerian gender quota
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines a gender quota in Algeria to determine if signs can be found that it was adopted to improve the regime’s image, rather than to empower women. Such symbolic gender reforms are also known as autocratic gender-washing and are problematic as they are generally viewed as democratisation efforts but have no such effect. READ MORE