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- Title
What Factors Shape the Substantive Representation of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals in Parliament? Testing the Impact of Minority Membership, Political Values and Awareness.
- Authors
Bönisch, Lea Ewe
- Abstract
The importance of minority parliamentarians for substantive representation is widely acknowledged, but little research exists on further explanations. By studying the substantive representation of the interests of lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (LGBs), this study analyses why parliamentarians stand in for interests of minorities with an invisible characteristic. A quantitative content analysis of more than 950,000 British and Irish parliamentary questions provides the basis for the analysis (2002–2017). The study considers parliamentarians' characteristics as explanatory factors. The results indicate that parliamentary presence is vital for LGBs. However, the most active parliamentarians are non-minority members: political values and awareness are also at play. Moreover, there are differences between the two parliaments.
- Subjects
LGBTQ+ people; LESBIANS; LEGISLATIVE bodies; MINORITIES; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 2022, Vol 75, Issue 4, p843
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pa/gsab033