Título Unravelling the adoption of youth quotas in African hybrid regimes: Evidence from Morocco
Autores GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA DE PAREDES, MARTA, Desrues T.
Publicación externa Si
Medio J. Mod. Afr. Stud.
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 2
Cuartil SJR 1
Impacto JCR 1.137
Impacto SJR 0.577
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Fecha de publicacion 01/01/2021
ISI 000628821300003
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85102512711
DOI 10.1017/S0022278X20000646
Abstract Parliamentary youth quotas have been adopted by nine countries, mainly African autocracies. They have also attracted the attention of international organisations, which consider them indicators of democratic progress. Why were these quotas adopted? This article challenges the long-standing regime survival thesis by explaining quota adoption as the result of the convergent strategies of actors placed inside and outside the regime. It also provides new theoretical arguments that point to the transformation of representative linkages in hybrid regimes and shows how this is justified in the light of empirical evidence grounded on qualitative methodology and extensive fieldwork. By connecting the broader historical and socio-political context where youth quotas emerged - Africa - to the micro-level processes of quota adoption - based on the Moroccan case - this article provides a dynamic picture of how political representation is claimed and mobilised in contemporary Africa while shedding some light on the inclusive limits of quota policies. Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press.
Palabras clave international organization; parliament; politics; young population; Morocco
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