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Methodological Reflections on Studying Gender‐Sensitive Parliaments Cross‐Nationally : A "Most Significant Change" Approach
Verfasst von:
Ahrens, Petra
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in:
2024
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Band:
12
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| Einrichtung: | gesis |
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| Link: | Volltext |
| Verfasst von: | Ahrens, Petra; Erzeel, Silvia; Fieremans, Merel |
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| Jahr: | 2024 |
| Band: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 2183-2463 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Whilst cross-national comparative analyses provide distinct opportunities for the study of gender-sensitive parliaments, the inherent challenge in conducting comparisons necessitates a continued search for innovative methods. This article responds to this need by proposing the "most significant change" (MSC) approach (Davies & Dart, 2005), which centres on collecting and analysing "stories of significant change." Drawing on our own application of MSC in an international study commissioned by INTER PARES, we show that MSC's bottom-up, inductive, and participatory approach proved valuable in uncovering hitherto unknown instances of gender-sensitive changes across countries, illuminating the broader impact of such changes beyond parliaments and incorporating practitioners' perspectives. The flexibility of MSC also enabled context-specific applications, which we illustrate through three examples from Cyprus, Germany, and Trinidad & Tobago. By offering a complementary approach to compare parliaments' gender sensitivity across countries, our study provides a novel perspective for future comparative analyses in the field. | |
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