Both feminist and mainstream political science has taken an institutional 'turn', opening up
possibilities for interchange between the two fields. This article explores the potential for …

▪ Abstract The examination of feminist research on political representation, public policy, and
political institutions indicates that a shift in emphasis from the dichotomous variable of sex to …

Adopted in 2007, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples establishes self-
determination--including free, prior, and informed consent--as a foundational right and …

The dominant paradigm that frames the challenges women face in attaining upward mobility
has been the glass ceiling metaphor. However, over the last decades women have made …

New institutionalism (NI) may no longer qualify as being 'new', but since re-emphasizing
institutions as a central explanatory variable in political analysis over two decades ago, it …

This article encourages sociologists to study gender as a social institution. Noting that
scholars apply the institution concept to highly disparate phenomena, it reviews the history …

Previous scholarship has demonstrated that female lawmakers differ from their male
counterparts by engaging more fully in consensus‐building activities. We argue that this …

Investigating reports of marginalization from Congresswomen of color, I examine legislative
practices in the 103rd and 104th Congresses to illuminate dynamics that structure …

Fisheries, like other sectors, is not immune to gender inequality, and women tend to
experience the brunt of inequality as undervalued and underrepresented actors in fisheries …

This book explores the gendered dynamics of institutional innovation, continuity and change
in candidate selection and recruitment. Drawing on the insights of feminist institutionalism, it …