POLS 280 Lecture 18: Week 11
26 Dec 2015
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Political factors: armed conflict typically produces elite turnover. When people get into office it is hard to remove them. Incumbents have a strong advantage because they have a record of performance. Some cases, armed conflict results in total turnover of government: post-conflict institutional change. Party realignments, particularly rise of leftist parties. Governments face financial pressures, especially in building infrastructures that were destroyed in the war. Some cautions for our understanding of the relationship: armed conflict is not the solution for women"s advancement, and not something to celebrate or promote, variation in outcomes. Conflict does not always produce growth in women"s representation. Conflicts gendered in different ways: not always advocating for gender equality. Women often denied access to peace negotiation processes and representation in decision-making bodies: critical stage, if barred, reduces opportunities in later stages. Conflicts vary in their potential to increase women"s representation war: large-scale internal war more likely than interstate, variation even within civil wars.
