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Negotiating change for gender equality: identifying leverages, overcoming barriers
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SYSNO ASEP 0544109 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Negotiating change for gender equality: identifying leverages, overcoming barriers Author(s) Linková, Marcela (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI
Mergaert, L. (BE)Source Title Investigaciones Feministas. - : Universidad Complutense de Madrid - ISSN 2171-6080
Roč. 12, č. 2 (2021), s. 297-308Number of pages 12 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country ES - Spain Keywords gender equality ; institutional change ; EU policy ; capacity-building ; trading zone Subject RIV AO - Sociology, Demography OECD category Sociology R&D Projects LTI17013 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 000679430300002 DOI 10.5209/infe.72319 Annotation Introduction. Institutional change through gender equality plans is today the dominant approach to promoting gender equality in higher education and research. Building on our experiences as “technical support partners” in several EU-funded projects, we reflect on how change is negotiated in a variety of contexts. Objectives. Theoretically, using Feminist Institutionalism and the Science and Technology Studies concept of the trading zone, our objective is to analyse institutional negotiations among various, differently positioned actors with diverse backgrounds, value systems and negotiating power. From a practice-oriented perspective, our aim is to demonstrate typical challenges, suggest pathways towards solutions,
and identify specific negotiation skills which underscore the capacity-building needs of change agents. Methodology. For our analysis, we have selected eight information-rich case studies through purposive theory-based sampling, illustrating the different transactions in the trading zones, based on our prior knowledge of the circumstances. The methods we draw on are primarily participant observation and textual analysis of project documents. Results.
The selected theoretical combination allows us to identify leverages, ways to overcome barriers and the required skills and competences. Specifically, we underscore the use of participatory and co-creation techniques, strategic framing, spotting and using windows of opportunity, and wide mobilisation of stakeholders. We highlight key features of the change process, including its processual and incremental nature, the need for constant negotiation and the capacity-building needs of change agents. Contribution. With this analysis, we contribute, firstly, to the understanding of organisational change by identifying concrete barriers and opportunities as well as considering the ways in which a shared representation of gender equality is developed. The second, theoretical contribution lies in combining Feminist Institutionalism and the concept of the trading zone, which allows us to bring to productive dialogue issues of power, processuality and the need to address both material and discursive enactments of change processes.
Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2022 Electronic address https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/article/view/72319/4564456558402
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