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Seeing Gender over the Short and Long Haul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2007

Corrine M. McConnaughy
Corrine M. McConnaughy
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The Ohio State University
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One might break research questions about gender and politics over time into two basic categories. On the one hand, there are questions that speak to processes unfolding, perhaps rather slowly, over time. In this long-haul category, we might find studies of such things as generational shifts in patterns of attitudes about gendered political roles (Jennings 2006) or of the development of gendered national identities with evolving constitutional interpretations (Ritter 2006). On the other hand, there are inquiries about the dynamics, or instability, of shorter-run patterns. These intellectual pursuits might include seeking to explain short-haul phenomena like changes in partisan gaps between men and women, perhaps even within the duration of a single campaign season (Sapiro and Conover 1997). Both categories, of course, are incredibly important realms of inquiry. My argument is for improvements in our studies of shorter-term dynamics and, ultimately, for the integration of studies of both short- and long-run processes, with improved measurement and modeling strategies as the crucial tools we need to get there.

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Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics
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Politics & Gender , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , September 2007 , pp. 378 - 386
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Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2007

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