Tag: Joyce Marie Mushaben

The best of Democratic Audit’s 2014 posts on gender and democracy

The best of Democratic Audit’s 2014 posts on gender and democracy

The Democratic Audit UK blog, since its launch in July 2013, has sought to highlight the issue of gender in politics, with the aim of creating a more equitable balance in terms of gender representation and the UK’s political institutions. The below are eight of the best posts that DA has carried in 2014.  Similar […]

The lack of gender equality in EU decision-making means EU citizens are still suffering from a ‘double democratic deficit’

The lack of gender equality in EU decision-making means EU citizens are still suffering from a ‘double democratic deficit’

The EU has often been accused of having a democratic deficit with respect to deficiencies in the representation of citizens in EU decision-making. Joyce Marie Mushaben and Gabriele Abels discuss the role of gender equality in assessments of EU democracy, including the notion that the lack of an adequate gender balance in EU institutions constitutes a ‘double democratic deficit’. […]