Women’s Representation in Southeast European Politics

Edited by Lilijana Čičkarić, Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, Center for Sociological and Anthropological Research, Belgrade, Serbia, Marsela Dauti, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania and Milica Antić Gaber, Professor of Sociology of Culture, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

‘This superbly edited volume assesses women’s political representation in Southeast Europe. Offering a wealth of data and analysis, editors and authors challenge common assumptions by asking under what conditions numerical advances translate into substantive political change. A fascinating read for anyone interested in the state of political affairs and gender equality in Europe.’

• ContentsPART I INTRODUCTIONMapping women’s political representation in Southeast Europe:Legacies, reforms and struggles 2Marsela Dauti, Milica Antić Gaber and Lilijana ČičkarićPART II WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN NATIONALPARLIAMENTS: ACTORS, ACTIONS, AND OUTCOMES1 Between politics of ideas and politics of presence: Women inthe parliamentary democracy in Kosovo 19Vjollca Krasniqi and Lirije Palushi2 Insiders or outsiders: The Women’s Parliamentary Network inSerbia 41Lilijana Čičkarić3 Gendered power structures and women’s lived experiences inthe Slovenian parliament 62Jure Skubic and Milica Antić Gaber4 Women’s political representation in Montenegro: From reformto inequality 82Nikoleta Đukanović and Milica Kovač OrlandićPART III CHALLENGES OF WOMEN’S REPRESENTATIONIN CANTONS AND LOCAL COUNCILS5 Breaking barriers: women’s policy and advocacy initiatives inthe local councils of Albania 103Marsela Dauti6 The political representation of women in Cantons of theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 122Tajma Kapić7 Political participation of women in the local councils in NorthMacedonia: going beyond numbers 141Tania IvanovaPART IV POLITICAL PARTIES AND SOCIAL MEDIATHROUGH THE LENS OF GENDER EQUALITY8 Gender (in)equality in Croatian parliamentary parties’ statutes 163Marjeta Šinko9 Political (self-)representation of women MPs on Facebook:what comes first in Republika Srpska’s Srpska First? 182Zlatiborka Popov Momčinović and Vuk VučetićPART V INTERSECTIONAL AND CROSS-NATIONALPERSPECTIVES10 Looking from the outside in: An intersectional perspective ofpolitical participation in SEE countries through the prism ofthe CEDAW Committee 203Biljana Kotevska11 Looking beyond numbers: How gender-sensitive areparliaments in Southeast Europe? 219Amila ŽdralovićPART VI CONCLUSION12 Looking ahead: Lessons and pathways for women’s politicalrepresentation in Southeast Europe 241Milica Antić Gaber, Marsela Dauti and Lilijana Čičkarić