What factors shape the substantive representation of LGBs in parliament? Testing the impact of minority membership, political values, and awareness

Bönisch, Lea Ewe (2021) What factors shape the substantive representation of LGBs in parliament? Testing the impact of minority membership, political values, and awareness. British Politics and Policy at LSE (07 Jun 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Why do politicians represent lesbian, gay, and bisexual citizens’ interests, particularly if they are not LGB themselves? Drawing on an analysis of more than 950,000 parliamentary questions in both Britain and Ireland, Lea Ewe Bönisch finds that, apart from sexual orientation, the political value of social equality and awareness of LGB interests explain such representation.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2021 14:45
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 03:05
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111207

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