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Political representation in Britain is becoming more diverse


Increasing diversity in political representation

The under-representation of women and minority ethnic groups means that, in addition to there being lower or no representation in elected chambers, the bodies ...

Diversity of candidates and elected officials in Great Britain

... diversity of political representation is now a shared goal of government and political parties. However, much work is needed for political parties to be more ...

9: Politics and representation in - Bristol University Press Digital

It is predominantly because the ethnic minority population tended to be younger than the White British population, concentrated geographically, and many have ...

The changing class and educational composition of the UK political ...

Debates over the changing nature of the UK political elite have focused on questions of representation and the extent of class convergence ...

British Social Attitudes | National Centre for Social Research

Influence: Politicians and policy-makers rely on the British Social Attitudes survey to see what the public thinks about the big issues of the day, to track ...

Political inequality - IFS

... over the period – indicating a growing political inequality in terms of political participation in modern Britain. Second, on questions of representation ...

Diversity, Representation and Pathways to UK Politics - ResearchGate

Political representation in the UK continues to be dominated by white, middle-aged, middle-class men, but several equalities groups now have an established ...

From refugee to policymaker: why representation matters

It was an arduous 3,509-mile journey from Afghanistan to London. You can read more about my experience of coming to the UK here. Growing up in a ...

Multiculturalism in contemporary Britain: policy, law and theory

The population has changed from one that was overwhelmingly white, ethnically British and Christian, to one constituted by creeds, cultures and ...

Trust in government, UK : 2022 - Office for National Statistics

Levels of trust in political and administrative institutions varied (Figure 2). Only one in five (20%) of the UK population reported trust in ...

It's a rich man's world: How class and glass ceilings intersect for UK ...

Business remains the premier path into parliament for Conservative MPs, followed by a political background, while nearly half of all Labour MPs ...

Barriers to Women Entering Parliament and Local Government

... different regions of England ... to become politically involved and encouraged them to contact their political representatives more frequently.

Ticking Two Boxes, Fighting Two Battles: Intersectional Experiences ...

Although ethnic minority women have been slow to benefit from drives to boost ethnic minority or women's representation, increasingly, political ...

5 Representation of Ethnic Minority Concerns - Oxford Academic

Previous research by Donley Studlar and Zig Layton-Henry on minority access to the political agenda in Britain concluded that 'Nonwhite access to the British ...

Acceptable difference: Diversity, representation and pathways to UK ...

Abstract. Political representation in the UK continues to be dominated by ... Progress is less a reflection of a more open political system, instead ...

Improving Race Equality in Leadership and Representation

recruit a more diverse range of candidates to more senior roles (Senedd ... Efforts to promote diversity of political leadership must address barriers at ...

Increasing ethnic minority representation: why both political parties ...

Nearly every Western democracy is becoming more ethnically, racially and religiously diverse. · When ethnic minority candidates do make it into ...

Under-representation of minority ethnic groups in research — call for ...

The UK along with other European countries, are increasingly emphasising the benefits of making research subject populations more inclusive, but without ...

The political representation of minoritized groups in times of crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has disappeared from front-page news. Over the past three years, it has become clear that the pandemic has not only been a health, ...

High rejection, low selection: How 'punitive parties' shape ethnic ...

Evidence suggests that as public opinion towards immigration becomes more negative, so the descriptive representation of ethnic minority ...