Deliverable 5.1 of the UNTWIST project: Summary of findings WP5
Creators: name: Ruiz Jiménez, Antonia María
name: Ortiz Barquero, Pablo
name: Romero-Portillo, Daniel
name: Lara Merchán, Ana
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Social sciences
subject: FOS: Social sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Gender studies
subject: Gender equality
subject: Gender inequality
subject: Women's studies
subject: Social issues
subject: Human rights
subject: Human rights violations
subject: Ideologies
subject: Elections
subject: Political sciences
subject: Political communication
subject: Public policies
subject: Public services
subject: Civil society
subject: Democracy

description: The Summary of findings is a deliverable that belongs to Work Package 5 of the UNTWIST project. This document summarises and describes how we have pooled, into a single data frame, the empirical data produced within UNTWIST WP1, WP2, WP3 and WP4: the decisions that have been taken and how those affect the use of the pooled data frame. The pooled data frame allows to compare of the demand and supply sides of gendered policies and needs in the six countries analysed (the United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, and Spain) in the UNTWIST project, and therefore permit a first exploratory examination of our hypothesis in relation to RWPP acting as niche parties. The data frame is also the basis for an interactive visualization on in Observable (https://observablehq.com/d/3ce1175865826745) that can be explored and exploited by Stakeholders directly and will be used to suggest policy recommendations.

This deliverable 5.1 describes, first, the process of developing the aggregated database, pointing out its added value, its analytical potential, and safeguard, for comparing the demand and supply sides of gender policies and needs in different national contexts. In this sense, some examples of data analysis and interpretation will be provided to facilitate the understanding of how to use of the database by any interested stakeholder. Second, the main findings stressing cross-country similarities and differences regarding the salience of different gender issues will be highlighted.

Deliverable 5.1 is only the initial approach toward illuminating the central research question in UNTWIST methodological Phase I, asking if right-wing populist parties —RWPP— are acting as niche parties (i.e., whether these actors are representing specific gender needs neglected by mainstream parties). Departing from these initial findings, UNTWIST partners will carry out further and deeper analyses to test this hypothesis in each specific national context. After the project survey has been completed (Work Packages 6 and 7), it will be the proper moment to examine this theoretical expectation in detail, considering both salience and direction (only salience is considered at this stage of research in this deliverable) in connection with the analysis of our survey data (WP8). With an accurate diagnosis of the gender issues in which RWPP are acting as niche parties, it will be possible to improve the representation of those topics through citizen science practices in work package 9.

This document is structured as follows. First, we examine the data sources used to create the aggregated database of Work Package 5. Furthermore, we provide an explanation of the pooling process, highlighting not only the technical decisions made but also their theoretical and analytical implications. In addition, some instructions and examples are presented to help understand the scope and nature of the findings. Then, we present some descriptive results, examining the salience of particular gender-based needs in different countries. Finally, the last section summarises the main conclusions, limitations and potential avenues for future research using this database.