Baumann, Markus and Bäck, Hanna and Carroll, Royce (2021) Sweden: Biased Debate Participation with Nearly Equal Gender Representation. In: The Politics of Legislative Debate. Oxford University Press, pp. 713-733. ISBN 9780191883330. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198849063.003.0035
Baumann, Markus and Bäck, Hanna and Carroll, Royce (2021) Sweden: Biased Debate Participation with Nearly Equal Gender Representation. In: The Politics of Legislative Debate. Oxford University Press, pp. 713-733. ISBN 9780191883330. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198849063.003.0035
Baumann, Markus and Bäck, Hanna and Carroll, Royce (2021) Sweden: Biased Debate Participation with Nearly Equal Gender Representation. In: The Politics of Legislative Debate. Oxford University Press, pp. 713-733. ISBN 9780191883330. Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198849063.003.0035
Abstract
The Swedish Riksdag is often regarded as an ideal type for Scandinavian or Nordic parliamentarism. This relates to institutional features and party cohesion, but more often so to descriptive representation in terms of gender—an aspect where Sweden’s parliament has consistently occupied the top position among European parliaments during the last decades. However, and despite an unlikely-case-character, previous research has shown that gender biases exist in Nordic parliaments and the Riksdag in particular. This chapter follows this research and evaluates how gender and seniority determine legislators’ opportunities to speak in plenary debates. Our results show that the gender biases found in previous research persist to date and extend further to the past. Furthermore, low seniority amplifies the effect of gender; junior female legislators have the slimmest chances to speak in plenary debates.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | legislative speech, floor access, gender representation, seniority, Riksdag |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2025 15:03 |
Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2025 15:03 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/38224 |
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