25 research outputs found
En dynamisk frameanalys av policyskapande
Policyskapande sker i dynamiska processer dÀr idéer och aktörer interagerar. I det forskningsfÀlt som intresserar sig för hur policy skapas har flera viktiga bidrag gjorts, som uppmÀrksammar relationen mellan Ä ena sidan en frÄgas sprÄkliga och idémÀssiga formulering och Ä andra sidan aktörernas handlande. Artikeln argumenterar för att en ÄterstÄende utmaning Àr att analytiskt precisera angreppsÀtt som hjÀlper oss att fÄnga interaktioner i politiska processer; alltsÄ hur aktörer bÄde skapar och formulerar idéer men ocksÄ pÄverkas av dem. Syftet med artikeln Àr att bidra till forskningen om hur politiska reformer skapas genom att utveckla ett ramverk för en dynamisk frameanalys. Frameanalysen har tidigare anvÀnts för att analysera innehÄll och debatter i politiken men inte för att förstÄ politiska processer. En empirisk studie av svensk prostitutionspolicy kommer att anvÀndas för att visa pÄ ramverkets fruktbarhet
Strider om mening : En dynamisk frameanalys av den svenska sexköpslagen
A constructivist understanding of policy production as a struggle of meaning in which ideas and actors interact is the point of departure of this thesis. Prostitution policy is a salient example of such a struggle and is thus a suitable case for exploring the role of ideas in politics. The purpose of the thesis is threefold: to explain the process preceding the Swedish ban on the purchase of sexual services in 1998, to understand the dynamics in gendered policy and to develop a framework for policy analysis. In the first part of the thesis a dynamic model of frame analysis is developed consisting of three dimensions to analyze: the politically relevant ideas in terms of policy frames (in this case related to gender and power); ideas as restricting and facilitating for actors; actorsâ framing strategies and the consequences of strategic framing in terms of risks and limitations. This comprehensive and dynamic model of frame analysis fills a gap in previous policy research. In the second part of the thesis the dynamic frame analysis is applied to explain Swedish prostitution policy. The empirical analysis contains a study of the policy process preceding the ban of 1998, a micro study of the actorsâ involvement at a critical juncture and an analysis of the actorsâ strategic framing. The thesis concludes that the process was path dependent in the sense that the institutionalization of different ideas, at different points of time, was important for the final outcome. However, the thesis also concludes that the involvement of the actorsâ, mostly women, was a decisive factor. In relation to previous research the analysis provides a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the policy process both with regard to the ideas from which the client criminalization claim emanated and also with regard to the actorsâ role
Institutions, Gendered Perceptions, and Frames of Meaning : Explaining Strategic Choices of Women MPs in Swedish Prostitution Policy
Previous research has shown that politics is a highly gendered field and that male and female decision-makers hold different values and engage with different issues as well. Feminist institutionalism has provided important insights concerning how a given context creates the conditions for political behavior and outcomes in respect to gender. While both formal and informal institutions have been of interest in this field of research, less attention has been directed to the perceptions actors have of the institutional context. The starting point of this article is the constructivist notion that actorsâ behavior is mediated by their perceptions of the context, and it proposes that frame of meaning can be fruitfully used as an analytical concept for capturing gendered perceptions. The aim of the article is twofold. The first is to develop the notion of gendered frame of meaning as an analytical concept. The second is to investigate the strategies used by female MPs in the case of Swedish prostitution policy in order to show how gendered frames of meaning guided their strategic choices. The added value of this approach is that it furthers our understanding of how the institutional context influences actorsâ behavior on the micro-level
En dynamisk frameanalys av policyskapande
Policyskapande sker i dynamiska processer dÀr idéer och aktörer interagerar. I det forskningsfÀlt som intresserar sig för hur policy skapas har flera viktiga bidrag gjorts, som uppmÀrksammar relationen mellan Ä ena sidan en frÄgas sprÄkliga och idémÀssiga formulering och Ä andra sidan aktörernas handlande. Artikeln argumenterar för att en ÄterstÄende utmaning Àr att analytiskt precisera angreppsÀtt som hjÀlper oss att fÄnga interaktioner i politiska processer; alltsÄ hur aktörer bÄde skapar och formulerar idéer men ocksÄ pÄverkas av dem. Syftet med artikeln Àr att bidra till forskningen om hur politiska reformer skapas genom att utveckla ett ramverk för en dynamisk frameanalys. Frameanalysen har tidigare anvÀnts för att analysera innehÄll och debatter i politiken men inte för att förstÄ politiska processer. En empirisk studie av svensk prostitutionspolicy kommer att anvÀndas för att visa pÄ ramverkets fruktbarhet
A special fund for gender equality? : Institutional constraints and gendered consequences in Swedish collective bargaining
Sweden is often described as one of the worldâs most gender-equal societies, but the gender pay gap nevertheless remains large. In 2007, a special gender-equality fund that targeted women workers was successfully implemented in the collective bargaining agreement. Although it decreased the gender pay gap, it was controversial and has never been employed since. The aim of this article is to increase knowledge concerning the conditions for such Ăą\u80\u9cgender-equality bargainingĂą\u80\u9d through a detailed empirical case study. An in-depth study of the bargaining process casts light on how the institutional features of bargaining have changed after 2007 in a way that significantly restricts further attempts to make relative wage changes in gender-segregated labor markets. The findings indicate that increased employer coordination and a strong industry norm appear to hinder gender-equality initiatives
En dynamisk frameanalys av policyskapande
Policyskapande sker i dynamiska processer dÀr idéer och aktörer interagerar. I det forskningsfÀlt som intresserar sig för hur policy skapas har flera viktiga bidrag gjorts, som uppmÀrksammar relationen mellan Ä ena sidan en frÄgas sprÄkliga och idémÀssiga formulering och Ä andra sidan aktörernas handlande. Artikeln argumenterar för att en ÄterstÄende utmaning Àr att analytiskt precisera angreppsÀtt som hjÀlper oss att fÄnga interaktioner i politiska processer; alltsÄ hur aktörer bÄde skapar och formulerar idéer men ocksÄ pÄverkas av dem. Syftet med artikeln Àr att bidra till forskningen om hur politiska reformer skapas genom att utveckla ett ramverk för en dynamisk frameanalys. Frameanalysen har tidigare anvÀnts för att analysera innehÄll och debatter i politiken men inte för att förstÄ politiska processer. En empirisk studie av svensk prostitutionspolicy kommer att anvÀndas för att visa pÄ ramverkets fruktbarhet
An Ideational Approach to Gendered Institutional Change : Revisiting the Institutionalization of a New Prostitution Regime in Sweden
Recent work in the field of feminist institutionalism has made important progress in furthering our understanding of gendered institutional change. I argue that gradual ideational changes play an essential role in processes of gendered institutional change, and that examining the interaction between ideas and gendered institutions is of great importance for gaining a better understanding of processes of this type. This article revisits an empirical study of gendered institutional change in Swedish prostitution policy in the effort to specify two idea-based mechanisms that are conducive to gendered change, namely, consensus concerning the problem and gendering of the problem
En dynamisk frameanalys av policyskapande
Policyskapande sker i dynamiska processer dÀr idéer och aktörer interagerar. I det forskningsfÀlt som intresserar sig för hur policy skapas har flera viktiga bidrag gjorts, som uppmÀrksammar relationen mellan Ä ena sidan en frÄgas sprÄkliga och idémÀssiga formulering och Ä andra sidan aktörernas handlande. Artikeln argumenterar för att en ÄterstÄende utmaning Àr att analytiskt precisera angreppsÀtt som hjÀlper oss att fÄnga interaktioner i politiska processer; alltsÄ hur aktörer bÄde skapar och formulerar idéer men ocksÄ pÄverkas av dem. Syftet med artikeln Àr att bidra till forskningen om hur politiska reformer skapas genom att utveckla ett ramverk för en dynamisk frameanalys. Frameanalysen har tidigare anvÀnts för att analysera innehÄll och debatter i politiken men inte för att förstÄ politiska processer. En empirisk studie av svensk prostitutionspolicy kommer att anvÀndas för att visa pÄ ramverkets fruktbarhet
The Parliament as a Gendered Workplace : How to Research Legislatorsâ (UN)Equal Opportunities to Represent
In this article, we introduce a Gendered Workplace Approach for studying the gendered nature of parliaments. This approach, which is informed by a feminist institutionalist perspective, addresses the potentially gendered character of both formal and informal institutions that regulate the inner workings of parliament, taking into consideration the obstacles and opportunities facing MPs of different genders. From a gender perspective, our framework focuses on five dimensions of paramount importance for MPsâ working conditions. These are (i) the organisation of work, (ii) tasks and assignments, (iii) leadership, (iv) infrastructure and (v) interaction between MPs
Gender, Power and Privilege in the Parliamentary Workplace
This introduction to the Special Section âParliaments as workplaces: gendered approaches to the study of legislaturesâ makes the case for revisiting the conditions under which male and female Members of Parliament (MPs) and staff carry out their parliamentary duties, thereby furthering the understanding of parliamentsâ inner workings. It shows that adopting a workplace perspective grounded on feminist institutionalist analyses and gender organisational studies opens up new avenues for studying parliaments and the outcomes of political representation. The article then outlines how contributors to this Special Section deal with various aspects of the parliamentary workplace and concludes by highlighting the wider implications of this perspective for examining crucial questions of the parliamentary studies research agenda