International observers generally praise the rise in female politicians in autocracies, but the inclusion of women in politics can also be a means by which autocrats polish their image without real reform. Janina Beiser-McGrath and Eda Keremoğlu caution that authoritarian states do not necessarily become more democratic, even if women gain real power in their cabinets.
Senior Lecturer in Politics and Quantitative Methods, Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London
Janina researches authoritarian politics, the role of ethnicity in politics, political violence, and quantitative methods.
Her work has been published or has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Politics, International Organization, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Political Analysis, and others.
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