{"product_id":"gendering-party-politics-feminist-institutionalist-perspectives-9780197793992","title":"Gendering Party Politics: Feminist Institutionalist Perspectives","description":"What can gender tell us about political parties? Historically, and often still, political parties have been dominated by men from majority groups, and shaped by traditional gender relations and norms that generally disadvantage women. Gender is crucial in understanding the persistence of men's political overrepresentation and the corresponding marginalization of women in politics, as well as in exploring questions of why and how parties adapt and change, and what their role is in representative democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGendering Party Politics\u003c\/em\u003e explores the relationship between gender, institutions, and political parties through a feminist institutionalist lens, advancing new theoretical, methodological, and empirical directions for party politics scholarship. The contributors synthesize two decades of research, introduce foundational concepts and frameworks, and present innovative methods and empirical cases from around the world. They also make the case as to why this research matters, evaluating the practical opportunities for and obstacles to transforming parties in more gender equitable ways. Each chapter demonstrates the wide-ranging applications of feminist institutionalism for understanding the complexities of gender dynamics within parties. Together, these contributions constitute a significant intervention into wider debates over the relationship between political parties, power, democracy, and representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing insights from an international cast of leading scholars, \u003cem\u003eGendering Party Politics\u003c\/em\u003e is essential for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of gender and politics, political parties and institutions, and political representation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapter 8 of this work is available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International open access license. This part of the work is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeryl Kenny\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Gender and Politics at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests bridge the intersection of gender politics, party politics, territorial politics, and institutional approaches to the study of politics. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eGender and Political Recruitment \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), and articles published in the \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Political Research\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Gender\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePolitical Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Politics \u0026amp; Gender\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGovernment \u0026amp; Opposition \u003c\/em\u003eamongst others. She is a Director of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network (FIIN) and an editor of the Oxford University Press book series, \u003cem\u003eStudies in Feminist Institutionalism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElin Bjarnegård\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government at Uppsala University. Her research interests are at the intersection of comparative politics and gender studies, and include masculinities, political parties, violence, corruption, and institutions. Her publications have appeared in journals such as \u003cem\u003eAmerican Political Science Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Peace Research\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eGender, Informal Institutions and Political Recruitment \u003c\/em\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) and editor of \u003cem\u003eGender and Violence against Political Actors \u003c\/em\u003e(Temple University Press, 2023). She is a Director of the Feminism and Institutionalism International Network (FIIN) and an editor of the Oxford University Press book series, \u003cem\u003eStudies in Feminist Institutionalism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807242322194,"sku":"9780197793992","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65cc7531-8c09-4ab7-a7d6-286495d41963.jpg?v=1766047465","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gendering-party-politics-feminist-institutionalist-perspectives-9780197793992","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}