Looking Ahead: Lessons and Pathways of Women’s Political Representation in Southeast Europe

Antić Gaber, Milica and Dauti, Marsela and Čičkarić, Lilijana (2026) Looking Ahead: Lessons and Pathways of Women’s Political Representation in Southeast Europe. In: Women’s Political Representation in Southeast European Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing, Chetenham UK, Northemton USA, pp. 249-270. ISBN 978 1 03535 054 4

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Abstract

Over the past three decades, the countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) have experienced significant political, social, and economic transitions. These transformations, often framed within the broader processes of political pluralization, democratization and Europeanization, have had profound implications for gender relations, particularly in the sphere of political representation. As the contributions to this volume and previous scholarship on the topic (Einhorn, 2006; Funk, 2004) demonstrate, the post-socialist restructuring of political institutions in the region was accompanied by a sharp decline in women’s presence within formal political bodies. These developments underscore the necessity of critically examining the gendered dimensions of political transitions. The marginalization of women in the newly emerging parliamentary democracies reflects not merely institutional oversight, but also the persistence of patriarchal norms and structures that have historically constrained women’s political agency (McBride & Mazur, 2010; Pudrovska, 2004). In response, a range of actors mobilized to contest this exclusion and to advocate for more gender-inclusive political spaces.

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