Power in Editorial Positions: A Feminist Critique of Public Administration

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Feeney, Mary K.; Carson, Lisa; Dickinson, Helen
• 署名单位: Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; University of New South Wales Sydney; University of New South Wales Sydney
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/puar.12950
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 46-55
• 关键词: editorial-boards; representative bureaucracy; DOUBLE-BLIND; social equity; single-blind; GENDER; women; management; PRODUCTIVITY; diversity

摘要

Journal editors serve a vital, powerful role in academic fields. They set research priorities, serve as gatekeepers for research, play a critical role in advancing junior scholars as reviewers and eventually into editorial roles, build extensive networks, and gain valuable insight into the behavior and preferences of reviewers and scholars. This article analyzes data collected from leading public administration journals in 2017 to investigate the role of women as gatekeepers of public administration knowledge. The data illustrate a clear underrepresentation of women on editorial boards. Drawing from these data, research on journal editorships, and feminist theory, the authors present a critique of the current state of public administration research and a discussion of a way forward. They conclude with a. proposal for how all public administration scholars (junior, senior, men, and women), journal leadership, and academic departments can move toward increasing women's representation in these important positions.