Sweden : Biased Debate Participation with Nearly Equal Gender Representation
(2021) p.713-733- Abstract
- The Swedish Riksdag is often regarded as an ideal type for Scandinavian or Nordic parliamentarism. This relates to institutional features and party cohesion, but more often so to descriptive representation in terms of gender—an aspect where Sweden's parliament has consistently occupied the top position among European parliaments during the last decades. However, and despite an unlikely-case-character, previous research has shown that gender biases exist in Nordic parliaments and the Riksdag in particular. This chapter follows this research and evaluates how gender and seniority determine legislators' opportunities to speak in plenary debates. Our results show that the gender biases found in previous research persist to date and extend... (More)
- The Swedish Riksdag is often regarded as an ideal type for Scandinavian or Nordic parliamentarism. This relates to institutional features and party cohesion, but more often so to descriptive representation in terms of gender—an aspect where Sweden's parliament has consistently occupied the top position among European parliaments during the last decades. However, and despite an unlikely-case-character, previous research has shown that gender biases exist in Nordic parliaments and the Riksdag in particular. This chapter follows this research and evaluates how gender and seniority determine legislators' opportunities to speak in plenary debates. Our results show that the gender biases found in previous research persist to date and extend further to the past. Furthermore, low seniority amplifies the effect of gender; junior female legislators have the slimmest chances to speak in plenary debates. (Less)
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- Bäck, Hanna LU ; Baumann, Markus LU and Carroll, Royce
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- legislative speech, floor access, gender representation, seniority, Riksdag
- host publication
- The Politics of Legislative Debates
- editor
- Bäck, Hanna ; Debus, Marc and Fernandes, Jorge M.
- pages
- 713 - 733
- publisher
- Oxford University Press
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- scopus:85148833442
- ISBN
- 9780198849063
- language
- English
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- yes
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