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Gender and Devolution in Spain and the United Kingdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2011

Meryl Kenny  and
Fiona Mackay
Meryl Kenny
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales
Fiona Mackay
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
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The starting point of this essay is that the emerging literature on gender politics and state architecture needs to take seriously the insights from devolving multilevel states, as well as from formal federations and classic unitary states. The formal components of state architecture, and the dynamics of scale, are important—but hitherto neglected—features to consider in any gendered analysis of politics. We argue, however, that it is impossible to read off in any straightforward manner whether a particular form of state architecture provides a “gendered advantage.” Instead, we argue that the practice and interplay of state architecture and political actors is as important as formal features.

Type
Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics
Information
Politics & Gender , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 280 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2011

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