Women?s Representation in European Parliamentary Elections: A Second-Order Approach?
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Women?s Representation in European Parliamentary Elections: A Second-Order Approach?
Original language description
Elections to the European Parliament (EP) fall within the category of second-order national elections. Given the fact that these types of elections do not lead to the formation of government there is less at stake and, as a result, voters behave differently when casting their ballots. But what about political parties: do they also perceive the less-at-stake character of second-order elections in a similar fashion as voters and hence behave differently as well? This article draws on available electoral data related to women?s representation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to explicitly link the second-order election model to independent actions of political parties. The results show that women candidates have (1) more positions and better ranking onballot lists (equality of opportunities) as well as (2) better chances of getting elected (equality of results) when running in SOEs. Political parties remain the primary gate-keepers to political office and increasing women?s political r
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AD - Political sciences
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
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Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Politics in Central Europe
ISSN
1801-3422
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
29
Pages from-to
5-34
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