Gender Heterogeneity and Politics in Decision-Making About Green Public Procurement in the Czech Republic

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Authors	PLAČEK Michal DEL CAMPO Cristina VALENTINOV Vladislav VACEKOVÁ Gabriela ŠUMPÍKOVÁ Markéta OCHRANA František
Year of publication	2022
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Politics and Governance
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
web	article - open access
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5408
Keywords	decision-making; gender; green public procurement
Attached files	Gender_Heterogeneity_and_Politics_in_Decision-Making_About_Green_Public_Procurement_in_the_Czech_Republic.pdf
Description	Green public procurement (GPP) is a widely recognized public policy tool that has attracted considerable scholarly research. However, much of this research has paid little attention to the nature of discretionary decision-making on the part of bureaucrats and local politicians; nor has it recognized that a crucial determinant of the implementation of GPP is the extent to which women hold administrative and political positions. While GPP tends to be discussed as a tool for promoting gender equality, we draw on feminist insights to argue that doing so may be a tool for enhancing the uptake and implementation of GPP. Utilizing the data from a large-N survey among local politicians and upper-echelon bureaucrats in the Czech Republic, we develop a path analysis model exploring the influence of gender on their decision-making. The results give credence to our overall argument that women are more likely to promote GPP. This argument not only breaks new ground by revealing the gendered nature of GPP but also generates straightforward policy implications.