Types of State Capability for Women's and Gender Equality Policies : Worldwide Comparison with a Structure - Based Approach
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-01-30
Author(s)
Abstract
To what extent do states' structures of gender equality architecture vary? Earlier research found no clear cut patterns in women's policy agencies. Idiosyncrasy might be the inconvenient and challenging rule for researchers. By using the best data currently available, this paper examines the institutional variation of institutional architecture worldwide. It identities the identical, unique, similar and diametric institutional architecture of 151 countries (synchronic, 2007-2010). What are the implications for research? The secondary analysis of cross-sectional, textual data maps institutional variations, reduces complexity and shows how researchers can work with the marked institutional variety in gender equality polity.
Language
English
Keywords
Insitutions
gender equality architecture
typology
women's policy agencies
worldwide
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Start page
40
Event Title
Annual Conference of the Swiss Political Science Association (SVPW) 2014
Event Location
Bern
Event Date
30.-31.01.2014
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
229648