Theoretical- methodological contributions for a complex study of the political representation of women

Authors

  • Paula Bedin Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata- Conicet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14409/es.v57i2.7269

Keywords:

Political representation of women, Critical mass theory, Representative claims, Symbolic dimension

Abstract

The studies on women’s political representation use the Critical Mass Theory as a methodological framework for empirical analysis. Nevertheless, new theoretical positions are opposed to the Critical Mass Theory. These positions pay more attention to substantive and symbolic representation by proposing a kind of analysis which is focused on how women’s political representation is discursively constructed. In the present paper we claim that some sort of articulation between them is needed in order to fully understand the complexity of women’s political representation.

Author Biography

Paula Bedin, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata- Conicet

Paula Bedin es Doctora y Magister en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas por la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Licenciada y Profesora en Filosofía por la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Es becaria posdoctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas e integrante del Grupo de Estudios sobre Familia, Género y Subjetividades, en el Centro de Estudios Sociales y Políticos, Facultad de Humanidades. Su tema principal de investigación es la configuración simbólica de la ciudadanía y la representación política de las mujeres. 

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Published

2019-12-23

How to Cite

Bedin, P. (2019). Theoretical- methodological contributions for a complex study of the political representation of women. Estudios Sociales, 57(2), 11–29. https://doi.org/10.14409/es.v57i2.7269