Francesca R. Jensenius
SeniorforskerFrancesca R. Jensenius er seniorforsker i bistilling på NUPI, og førsteamanuensis på Institutt for statsvitenskap ved UiO. Hun jobber med komparativ politikk, komparativ politisk økonomi og forskningsmetode, med et regionalt fokus på Sør-Asia.
Hun er særlig interessert i spørsmål relatert til hvordan valgdynamikk og institusjonell utforming påvirker forskjellige typer ulikhet i samfunnet. Dette studerer hun ved å kombinere innsikter fra feltarbeid med innsamling og analyser av store datasett.
Mange av publikasjonene til Jensenius handler om statens rolle i å gi mer politisk og økonomisk innflytelse til kvinner og minoritetsgrupper. I boken Social Justice through Inclusion: The Consequences of Electoral Quotas in India (Oxford University Press, 2017) så hun på de langsiktige konsekvensene av kvotering for lavkaste-grupper i India (de såkalte "Scheduled Castes"). Hun har også skrevet artikler om blant annet politisk inkludering av kvinner i indisk politikk, forholdet mellom politiske partiers organisasjonsstruktur og valgresultater, og hvordan valginsentiver påvirker lokale utviklingsmønstre.
For tiden forsker Jensenius på forholdet mellom politiske institusjoner, valgresultater og utvikling på lokalt nivå i India. I tillegg har hun et komparativt prosjekt om hvordan lover rundt om i verden påvirker de politiske mulighetene og den sosioøkonomisk utviklingen til kvinner og andre marginaliserte grupper.
Jensenius fikk Nils Klim-prisen for sin forskning i 2018, og Christian Michelsens pris for fremragende utviklingsforskning i 2016.
Se også hennes personlige hjemmeside for ytterligere informasjon.
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Publikasjon
: Innsikt og kommentar
Why voters don’t turn up in larger numbers in Lok Sabha elections – all politics is local
Historically, national elections in India have had an average voter turnout of about 60 per cent, but there have been massive differences in turnout both across India and across different elections. Voter turnout is important for the legitimacy of democratic elections, and Indian elections are known... -
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Political parties dominate India’s national elections, not candidates
A common perception regarding Indian politics is that it is the candidate, and not the party, who wins the elections. This makes it important for parties to pick the “right” candidates, and parties in India do spend enormous effort in local consultations and identity arithmetic while choosing who to... -
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There are very few BJP strongholds or Congress bastions in India. Data shows why
An important ongoing discussion in some political circles in India is whether the Election Commission should limit public access to the so-called Form 20 data, which reports the exact number of votes that each candidate receives in each polling booth in an election. The Form 20 data has been made available... -
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This data shows why Indian MPs don’t truly represent their people
As the national elections of 2019 draw close, and incumbents prepare to face voters again, a straightforward question follows: how many people does a Member of Parliament really represent? On average, an Indian parliamentarian today represents constituencies with more than 1.5 million or 15 lakh eligible... -
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: Innsikt og kommentar
3 charts challenge lazy thinking on voter turnout and its link to literacy & urbanisation
India is known for a fairly high election turnout, but who turns out to vote in India, and why? In our last article, we discussed how constituency size, organisational networks, and social pressures may play a role in influencing voter turnout. Two other factors are commonly cited as having an impact... -
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It’s a myth that 2014 election was exceptional in the vote share of winning candidates
Elections to the Lok Sabha are highly competitive. Indian politicians win with smaller margins than their counterparts in other countries with a similar electoral system, such as Canada and the United Kingdom. In a first-past-the-post electoral system, a candidate needs 50 per cent plus one vote to... -
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Gender-Discriminatory Laws and Women’s Economic Agency
Recent years have seen widespread advances in women’s legal rights in many countries. In other places, restrictions on women’s autonomy remain entrenched. This study explores cross-country patterns in the association between gender-discriminatory legislation and various indicators of women’s economic... -
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India: A Contradictory Record
This chapter provides a review of the role of women in Indian politics, with a focus on female legislators. It begins with an account of the entry of women into politics in the early 20th century. Second, it looks at the gradual increase in the number of women MPs and the barriers they have faced. The... -
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Kinship in Indian Politics: Dynasties, nepotism and imagined families
While kinship is among the basic organizing principles of all human life, its role in and implications for international politics and relations have been subject to surprisingly little exploration in International Relations (IR) scholarship. This volume is the first volume aimed at thinking systematically... -
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Benefits and Pitfalls of Google Scholar
Google Scholar (GS) is an important tool that faculty, administrators, and external reviewers use to evaluate the scholarly impact of candidates for jobs, tenure, and promotion. This article highlights both the benefits of GS—including the reliability and consistency of its citation counts and its platform... -
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Nils Klim-prisen til NUPI-forsker
13.03.2018«En fremragende statsviter og en ytterst velegnet rollemodell for yngre forskere.» -
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Comparative Analysis for Theory Development: Reflections on a Study of Women’s Empowerment
Methodological texts about comparative work have focused overwhelmingly on controlled comparisons aimed at causal inference. To show the range of possible goals and approaches, this piece reflects on our own choices while studying the state and women’s empowerment in Norway, Japan, and the United States.... -
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Studying Indian Politics with Large-scale Data: Indian Election Data 1961–today
There has been a major shift in how Indian politics is studied, as large-scale data has become easier to access and analyze. In this research note, we describe some useful techniques and tools used for creating and merging large-scale datasets. We also introduce two datasets: constituency-level datasets... -
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: Bok
Social Justice through Inclusion: The Consequences of Electoral Quotas in India
Across the world, governments design and implement policies with the explicit goal of promoting social justice. But can such institutions change entrenched social norms? And what effects should we expect from differently designed policies? Francesca R. Jensenius' Social Justice through Inclusion... -
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Kvotering – hva bør vi forvente?
20.06.2017Francesca R. Jensenius har studert verdens mest omfattende politiske kvoteringssystem. -
Wed 21 juni 2017Arrangement
Fører kvotering til sosial rettferdighet?
Tid: 14:45 Sted: NUPIHva er konsekvensene av politisk kvotering? Dette er spørsmålet NUPI-forsker Francesca R. Jensenius har sett på i sin nye bok. På denne boklanseringen snakker hun og Mari Teigen (ISF) om de viktigste funnene i boken og relevansen de har for politisk inkludering i andre sammenhenger, slik som i Norge.
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Likestillingsparadokset
07.03.2017- Utvikling gir ikke nødvendigvis likestilling, sier seniorforsker Francesca Refsum Jensenius. -
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Caught in the Act but not Punished: on Elite Rule of Law and Deterrence
Most literature on criminal deterrence in law, economics, and criminology assumes that people who are caught for a crime will be punished. The literature focuses on how the size of sanctions and probability of being caught affect criminal behavior. However, in many countries entire groups of people are... -
Forskningsprosjekt
Advancing female leadership in the institute sector (NUPIBAL)
2014 - 2017 (Completed)NUPIBAL er et prosjekt som skal fremme likestilling på NUPI.
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Tue 14 juni 2016Arrangement
Kvinner i politikken: forskjeller, barrierer og konsekvenser
Tid: 10:30 Sted: NUPINUPI har gleden av å ønske Torild Skard, Mala Htun og Elin Bjarnegård velkommen til dette seminaret. Forskerne deler innsikt fra sin forskning på kvinner i politikk verden over.