Anne Louise Schotel
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Anne Louise Schotel
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Political scientist at the Netherlands Institute for Social Research / lecturer at the University of Amsterdam
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🏆 Winner of this year's Best Article Prize 🏆

@alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social use of qualitative text analysis paired with in-depth interviews bring out critical insights into trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.

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Research article entitled "Politics without Presence? The Symbolic Representation of Trans People in Germany and the Netherlands" by Anne Louise Schotel and Liza Mügge. Abstract begins: Historically, trans people have been excluded from politics. Despite political under representation, trans interests increasingly appear on the political agenda in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2021, trans women were elected to the Dutch and German parliaments for the first time. However, increased trans visibility is accompanied by backlash and transphobia. The political representation of trans people does not follow a familiar pattern from elected descriptive representatives to increased substantive representation of interests. What mechanisms shape the political representation of trans people? We argue that symbolic representation shapes possibilities for descriptive and substantive representation of trans people.
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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My and @lizamugge.bsky.social's article "Politics without Presence? The symbolic representation of trans people in Germany and the Netherlands" has been awarded the @politicsgenderj.bsky.social 2025 Best Article Award 🩷🩵 available open access below www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Anne Louise Schotel
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🏳️‍🌈 A pride month P&G article spotlight 🏳️‍🌈

In "Politics without Presence?" @alschotel.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social pair qualitative text analysis with in-depth interviews to understand trans symbolic representation in 🇩🇪 & 🇳🇱 parliaments.

Available 🌟 #OpenAccess 🌟 buff.ly/4aKHQv9
Research article entitled "Politics without Presence? The Symbolic Representation of Trans People in Germany and the Netherlands" by Anne Louise Schotel and Liza Mügge. Abstract begins: Historically, trans people have been excluded from politics. Despite political under representation, trans interests increasingly appear on the political agenda in the Netherlands and Germany. In 2021, trans women were elected to the Dutch and German parliaments for the first time. However, increased trans visibility is accompanied by backlash and transphobia. The political representation of trans people does not follow a familiar pattern from elected descriptive representatives to increased substantive representation of interests. What mechanisms shape the political representation of trans people? We argue that symbolic representation shapes possibilities for descriptive and substantive representation of trans people.
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM