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Gendering the GOP: Intraparty Politics and Republican Women's Representation in Congress

Autor Catherine N. Wineinger
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 apr 2022

Aplicabilitatea practică a volumului Gendering the GOP rezidă în capacitatea sa de a descifra mecanismele interne ale reprezentării politice într-un sistem marcat de polarizare extremă. Observăm că Catherine N. Wineinger depășește analizele comportamentului legislativ standard pentru a investiga modul în care genul și apartenența partizană interacționează în cadrul grupului republican din Congresul SUA. Subliniem introducerea conceptului de „identitate partizană de gen”, o teorie nouă care explică de ce femeile republicane nu sunt simple partizane neutre din punct de vedere al genului, ci actori care își folosesc identitatea pentru a se diferenția atât de bărbații republicani, cât și de femeile democrate.

Reținem rigurozitatea metodologică a lucrării, care se bazează pe interviuri aprofundate și pe analiza discursurilor oficiale, oferind o perspectivă rară asupra dinamicii de grup din GOP. Autoarea demonstrează cum aceste femei devin voci esențiale pentru mesajele partidului, deși structurile interne continuă să le limiteze accesul la pozițiile de putere supremă. Această ediție publicată de Oxford University Press este esențială pentru înțelegerea modului în care identitatea este instrumentalizată în competiția politică modernă.

Lucrarea completează perspectiva oferită de A Seat at the Table de Kelly Dittmar, care analizează experiența generală a femeilor în Congres indiferent de partid, adăugând o analiză granulară a barierelor și stimulentelor specifice dreptei americane. De asemenea, se distinge de The Right Women prin concentrarea pe dinamica puterii intrapartidice și pe modul în care polarizarea forțează redefinirea rolului de gen în interiorul instituției legislative.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780197556559
ISBN-10: 0197556558
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 239 x 155 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este o resursă valoroasă pentru cercetătorii în științe politice și studenții interesați de politicile de gen și comportamentul legislativ. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere clară a modului în care identitatea de gen este utilizată strategic în interiorul Partidului Republican. Este o lectură necesară pentru a înțelege de ce creșterea vizibilității femeilor în politică nu se traduce întotdeauna printr-o schimbare a ierarhiilor tradiționale de putere.


Despre autor

Catherine N. Wineinger este o specialistă în științe politice a cărei cercetare se concentrează pe intersecția dintre gen, rasă și politică partizană în instituțiile guvernamentale americane. Prin lucrarea de față, ea aduce o contribuție semnificativă literaturii de specialitate despre reprezentarea politică a femeilor conservatoare. Expertiza sa este recunoscută pentru modul în care combină datele calitative, extrase din interviuri directe cu parlamentari, cu analiza riguroasă a discursului politic, oferind o viziune nuanțată asupra modului în care identitatea modelează carierele politice în mediul polarizat al Congresului Statelor Unite.


Descriere

In Gendering the GOP, Catherine N. Wineinger argues that to truly understand the evolution of women's congressional representation, it is necessary to move beyond an analysis of legislative behavior and toward an analysis of intraparty gender dynamics. Unlike previous research on women in Congress, Wineinger focuses exclusively on the experiences of Republican congresswomen to uncover some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization. Developing a novel theory of "partisan-gender identity," defined as a categorical identity that sits at the intersection of one's partisan affiliation and gender identity, Gendering the GOP argues that Republican women in Congress are not merely gender-blind partisans. In fact, polarization and party competition have incentivized Republican women to organize around their partisan-gender identity and distinguish themselves from both Democratic women and Republican men. In so doing, Republican congresswomen have increased their visibility as party messengers, while simultaneously upholding a party culture that limits women's presence and power in the institution. Through extensive interviews with women members of Congress and in-depth analyses of House floor speeches, Wineinger details how women have both navigated and shaped existing gender dynamics within the House GOP conference.

Recenzii

The book is comprehensive and advances our field-yet somehow it also manages to be accessible and well written. This would be an excellent choice, in whole or in part, in an undergraduate or graduate seminar, and it will also, I have no doubt, become a staple on the shelves of women and politics professors both in the United States and beyond. Wineinger's insight into the deep and relatively swift changes under the feet of Republican women at the congressional level, and how they navigate such tremors, is desperately needed now.
As the number of women serving in the House Republican caucus grows, Wineinger's highly readable research expands the understanding of gender and party politics and offers valuable questions for future research.
Wineinger's in-depth examination of how Republican women's role in Congress has changed over time has arrived at precisely the right moment—providing context to understand the implications of 2020's historic increase in Republican women's representation. In this multi-method study, Wineinger draws on analyses of floor speeches, case studies, and in-person interviews to evaluate Republican women's place in Congress in the 1990s and 2010s.
In an age of extreme partisan polarization in Congress, some may wonder if gender continues to matter in the legislative process, particularly among the GOP, a party that eschews the identity politics label. Catherine Wineinger's work, Gendering the GOP, shows brilliantly that gender does matter to the governing style and messaging of Republican women in Congress. Through analyses of floor speeches, elite interviews, and case studies, Wineinger demonstrates a partisan-gender identity at work among GOP congresswomen. She also reveals the challenges that GOP women continue to face in terms of being elected and becoming leaders. A terrific book!
Gendering the GOP provides a highly valuable look at the distinctive experiences of Republican women in elective office. By allowing Republican women to define for themselves what they view as women's issues, this book offers a fresh and compelling examination of the ways that gender and partisanship intersect to shape the language and actions of Republican women in the House of Representatives over time.
Gendering the GOP showcases the importance of partisanship for women's political representation. Wineinger masterfully illustrates how GOP women utilize a partisan gender identity to gain greater visibility and power within the Republican Party and how Republican women engage in a partisan women-invoked rhetoric when representing women's interests that is distinct and unique to Republican women. By highlighting the effects of partisanship, this book moves our understanding of women's representation and claim-making forward, making it a must-read for gender and politics scholars and students.
Wineinger offers a deep analysis of the role Republican women play in shaping the message of the GOP and the barriers they still face in reaching the highest echelons of power within the party. Developing a concept of partisan-gender identity, Wineinger shows how Republican women utilize their identity as women to elevate conservative policies and advance their own standing in the caucus, while avoiding characterizations of identity politics that are rejected by the GOP. The book makes an important contribution to the study of gender, political parties, and partisan polarization in Congress.

Notă biografică

Catherine N. Wineinger is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Western Washington University. She has also worked on Capitol Hill as a 2019-2020 American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellow. Her research focuses on gender and representation in American political institutions. She is the recipient of the 2016 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics and the 2016 WPSA Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Best Paper Award. Her dissertation, on which her book is based, was selected as a co-winner of the 2020 Best Dissertation Award by APSA's Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section. Wineinger earned her BA from the University of San Diego and her PhD from Rutgers University.