Research on the economic backgrounds of politicians is once again flourishing in political
science. In this article, we describe the economic characteristics that scholars have recently …

People in political decision-making across the globe tend to be much older than the average
voter. As such, parliaments and cabinets are unrepresentative of the larger population. This …

Officeholders in contemporary parliaments and cabinets are more likely than not to be male,
wealthy, middle-aged or older, and from the dominant ethnicity, whereas young adults have …

Decreasing CO2 emissions, a top priority of climate change mitigation, requires moving
away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. Research shows that women tend to …

As the share of women in parliaments rises, increased attention is paid to how they
substantively represent women. Meanwhile, the availability of parliamentary speech data …

Abstract The US House of Representatives has one of the oldest pools of politicians in the
world today: the average member of the House is 58 years at the time of their election, which …

Young people continue to be underrepresented in formal politics. Previous research
indicates that being a non-middle-aged candidate negatively affects electoral success. What …

Political party gatekeepers of candidate lists fear that voters stereotype Muslim politicians as
homophobic. But do voters really do this? Building on the literatures on political psychology …

Women in male‐dominated organizations often must adopt more stereotypical masculine
traits to advance within those hierarchies. While politics, historically male‐dominated, should …

The absence of young adults in elected legislative assemblies is a democratic deficit with
potentially severe repercussions. Yet, research is rarely able to address the issue of age …