Gender, Ethnicity, and Intersectionality in Cabinets - (Paperback or Softback)

What explains patterns of representation - of women and ethnic minorities - in government cabinets? The authors argue governments diversify their cabinets when (1) a minority group - and it need not be ethnic - is sizable and can mobilize (political competition); and/or (2) the general population believes in and expects the inclusion of minorities (popular norms). The authors test their argument using original cabinet data from Asia and Europe (N=93) 1960-2015 and a most-similar design of four case studies. They identify the gender and ethnicity of 91,000 country-year-minister observations - with consideration of the rank of their ministerial portfolio. They find evidence that in countries where there is political competition and/or popular norms, cabinets have fewer double-hegemons. However, this does not necessarily suggest minorities are holding portfolios of substantive prestige. This project offers a way to study intersectionality in democratic representation and political institutions.

• | Author: Amy H. Liu
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 30, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00102 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1009570439
• | ISBN-13: 9781009570435