Quand les femmes héritent : une analyse genrée des phénomènes lignagers en Asie du Sud/When the Heir Is a Woman: A Gendered Analysis of Lineage Democracy in South Asia

Quand les femmes héritent : une analyse genrée des phénomènes lignagers en Asie du Sud/When the Heir Is a Woman: A Gendered Analysis of Lineage Democracy in South Asia

The importance of "political families" is a familiar feature of South Asian political life. The fact that the role played by "heredity" in this domain favors women in contexts that are otherwise unfavorable to them makes it all the more remarkable. The family, a major site for th...

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Published in:Critique internationale (Paris. 1998) Vol. 4; no. 73; p. 19
Main Author: Dutoya, Virginie
Format: Journal Article
Language:French
Published: Paris CAIRN 01-01-2016
Subjects:
Case studies
Democracy
Families & family life
Gender
Heredity
Lineage
Political power
Politics
Production
Qualitative research
Quantitative analysis
Social power
Women
South Asia
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Summary:The importance of "political families" is a familiar feature of South Asian political life. The fact that the role played by "heredity" in this domain favors women in contexts that are otherwise unfavorable to them makes it all the more remarkable. The family, a major site for the (re) production of gender representations and hierarchies, thus constitutes a point of entry to political life for South Asian women. Drawing upon Indian and Pakistani case studies, the present article seeks to examine the dynamics governing the intra-familial transmission of parliamentary mandates from the perspective of gender. Quantitative and qualitative study of women MPs in both countries since 1947 serve to underscore the possibilities and constraints of lineage politics for women. This gendered analysis reveals the complex interplay of familial, social and political power relations.
ISSN:1290-7839