Essays about: "women’s cross-party parliamentary women’s caucuses"

Found 1 essay containing the words women’s cross-party parliamentary women’s caucuses.

  1. 1. Ethnic Division and the Substantive Representation of Women : A Case Study on the Kenyan Cross-party Parliamentary Women's Caucus

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isolde Tengbjer Jobarteh; [2016]
    Keywords : Substantive representation of women; ethnic division; conflicting loyalties; women’s cross-party parliamentary women’s caucuses; women’s issues; Kenya; KEWOPA;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand the Kenyan cross-party parliamentary women’s caucus success at representing women substantively despite ethnic division. The Kenyan case highlights a paradox: the cross-party parliamentary women’s caucus is successful in a country where politics is shaped by ethnic division, which contradicts existing theories suggesting that the many layers of identity politics would make it difficult for the members to cooperate on a common women’s agenda. READ MORE