Examining Women’s Experiences on the Campaign Trail: Campaign Ethnographies in the 2023 Dutch Provincial Elections. A Pilot Study for TWICEASGOOD
Van Zijl, J
Date: 26 July 2023
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University of Exeter
Abstract
Local elections are an important feature of the
electoral calendar. They provide an opportunity for
voters to express preferences for local leaders, to
hold incumbent councils and councilors accountable
and they can also serve as referendums on the
national government. To be a candidate in a local
election requires a great ...
Local elections are an important feature of the
electoral calendar. They provide an opportunity for
voters to express preferences for local leaders, to
hold incumbent councils and councilors accountable
and they can also serve as referendums on the
national government. To be a candidate in a local
election requires a great deal of commitment, long
hours of campaigning, contesting a local party
selection process and negotiating often fractious
local politics. During the campaign leading up to the
2023 Dutch Provincial Elections, we conducted a
pilot study for our European Commission funded
project on women’s political leadership. Our
objective was to establish whether quick campaign
ethnographies (e.g., shadowing candidates, observing
campaign events) was feasible, identify challenges
and opportunities and assessing whether candidates
would engage with our research. This report
summarises our methods and initial key findings. We
are grateful to our participants as through their
engagement we were able to meet our objectives and deepen our understanding of the campaign process.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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