Hanna Bäck
Professor
Who Takes the Parliamentary Floor? The Role of Gender in Speech-making in the Swedish Riksdag
Author
Summary, in English
Legislative speeches are an important instrument for parties and members of parliament (MPs) to signal their positions and priorities. This raises the question of who speaks when. We evaluate whether a MP’s presence on the floor depends on his or her gender. We hypothesize that female MPs give in general less speeches in parliament and that
this pattern results from debates dealing with “harder” policy issues. Our expectations are supported when analyzing a new data set containing information on the number and content of speeches given in the Swedish Riksdag between 2002 and 2010.
this pattern results from debates dealing with “harder” policy issues. Our expectations are supported when analyzing a new data set containing information on the number and content of speeches given in the Swedish Riksdag between 2002 and 2010.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
504-518
Publication/Series
Political Research Quarterly
Volume
67
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Political Science
Keywords
- parliamentary speeches
- gender
- policy areas
- Swedish Riksdag
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1938-274X