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A legislative gender-equality norm as a catalyst for change? Discursive convergence in the case of the Swedish Parliament
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science.
2021 (English)In: European Journal of Politics and Gender, ISSN 2515-1088, E-ISSN 2515-1096, Vol. 4, no 3, p. 403-421Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article addresses the establishment of gender-equality norms in a case often presented as one of the most gender-equal legislatures in the world, namely, the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen). Based on a series of in-depth interviews between 2005 and 2016 with 90 legislators in the Swedish Parliament, we ask whether there is agreement over gender-equality problems in Parliament that cut across gender and party affiliation, and whether there is convergence over time in this regard. Our findings show that there is a trend of convergence of the gender-inequality framings over time, which indicates the establishment of a shared legislative gender-equality norm. We suggest that a legislative gender-equality norm might work as a catalyst for progressive and continuous work in this area.

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2021. Vol. 4, no 3, p. 403-421
Keywords [en]
Sweden, convergence, discourse, gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments, norm
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Political Science
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-187461DOI: 10.1332/251510820X16007079771821ISI: 000788180600005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85114773901OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-187461DiVA, id: diva2:1508861
Available from: 2020-12-10 Created: 2020-12-10 Last updated: 2022-05-18Bibliographically approved

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