Francesca Gains

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• 2024

  Weaponising women and gender: party appeals to women voters in Britain

  Sanders, A. & Gains, F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Parliamentary Affairs.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2021

  Identifying the Institutional Micro-Foundations of Gender Policy Change: A Case Study of Police Governance and Violence against Women and Girls

  Gains, F. & Lowndes, V., 15 Feb 2021, In: Politics & Gender. p. 1-28 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Gender Policy 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Police 40%
  • UK 20%
  • Institutional Change 20%
  158 Downloads (Pure)

• What’s on Offer: How do Parties Appeal to Women Voters in Election Manifestos?

  Sanders, A., Gains, F. & Annesley, C., 13 Sept 2021, In: Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ownership 100%
  • Budget Contributions 100%
  • Intersectionality 100%
  • Election Manifesto 100%
  • Elections 100%
• 2019

  What did the coalition government do for women? An analysis of gender equality policy agendas in the UK 2010–2015

  Sanders, A., Annesley, C. & Gains, F., 2019, In: British Politics. p. 1-19 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gender Equality 100%
  • UK 100%
  • Fiscal Consolidation 100%
  • Gender Inequality 28%
  • Austerity 14%
• 2017

  Gender, Actors and Institutions at the Local Level: Explaining Variation in Policies to Address Violence against Women and Girls

  Gains, F. & Lowndes, V., 2017, In: Governance. 31, 4, p. 683-699 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • UK 100%
  • Gender Equality 50%
  • Police 50%
  • Gender Policy 50%
  92 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Metro Mayors: devolution, democracy and the importance of getting the ‘devo-manc’ design right

  Gains, F., 2 Oct 2015, In: Representation. 51, 4, p. 425-437 13 p.

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  • Arrangement 100%
  • Mayors 100%
  • Democracy 100%
  • London 100%
  • Political Actor 100%
  153 Downloads (Pure)

• The Profile of Gender Equality Issue Attention in Western Europe

  Annesley, C., Engeli, I. & Gains, F., Apr 2015, In: European Journal of Political Research. 54, 3, p. 525-542 18 p.

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  • Gender Equality 100%
  • Women in Politics 8%
  135 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Can Cameron Capture Women's Votes: the Gendered Impediments to a Conservative Majority in 2015

  Annesley, C. & Gains, F., 2014, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 67, 4, p. 767-782 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Conservative Party 100%
  • Elections 100%

• How is institutional formation gendered, and does it make a difference? A new conceptual framework and a case study of Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales

  Gains, F. & Lowndes, V., 2014, In: Politics & Gender. 10, 4, p. 524-548 24 p.

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  • Conceptual Framework 100%
  • UK 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Politics 50%
  110 Downloads (Pure)

• Policy Advocacy in Hard Times: The Impact of Economic Performance on Gendering Executive Attention

  Annesley, C., Engeli, I., Gains, F. & Resodihardjo, S. L., 2014, In: West European Politics. 37, 5, p. 886-902 16 p.

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  • Advocacy 100%
  • Division of Labour 100%
  • Labor Market 100%
  • Gender Equality 100%
  • Economic Growth 33%
  94 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  Acceptable difference: Diversity, representation and pathways to UK politics

  Durose, C., Richardson, L., Combs, R., Eason, C. & Gains, F., Apr 2013, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 66, 2, p. 246-267 21 p.

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  • UK 100%
  • Middle Class 50%
  • Internal Politics 50%
  • Interest Groups 50%
  • Elections 50%
  174 Downloads (Pure)

• Investigating the Economic Determinants of the UK Gender Equality Policy Agenda

  Annesley, C. & Gains, F., 10 Jan 2013, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 15, 1, p. 125-146 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Macroeconomic Performance 100%
  • Positive Economics 100%
  • Research Policy 100%
  • Gender Equality 100%
  • UK 100%
• 2012

  David Cameron's 'Problem' with Women: Representing Women in the Coalition Government

  Annesley, C. & Gains, F., Oct 2012, In: Political Quarterly. 83, 4, p. 718-725 7 p.

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  • Gender Equality 100%
  • Elections 100%
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• Gender equality policy despite the recession: Only with pressure from outside Governmnet

  Annesley, C. & Gains, F., 10 May 2012, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Gendering Executive Attention: The Impact of Women’s Representation

  Annesley, C., Engeli, I. & Gains, F., 2012, In: Perspectives on Europe. 42, 1, p. 33-40

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• 2011

  Elite ethnographies: Potential, pitfalls and prospects for getting 'up close and personal'

  Gains, F., Mar 2011, In: Public Administration. 89, 1, p. 156-166 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tuition Fee 100%
  • Policy Making 100%
  • Government Policy 100%
  • Scientific Methods 50%
  • Everyday Life 50%

• Ideas into policy: Governance and governmentality

  Bevir, M. & Gains, F., Oct 2011, In: Policy & Politics. 39, 4, p. 451-456 5 p.

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• Special advisers and the transmission of ideas from the policy primeval soup

  Gains, F. & Stoker, G., Oct 2011, In: Policy & Politics. 39, 4, p. 485-498 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Governmentality 100%
  • Neoliberalism 100%
  • Policy Making 100%
  • Reification 33%
  • UK 33%
• 2010

  Engendering Politics and Policy: The Case of New Labour

  Annesley, C., Gains, F. & Rummery, K., 2010, In: POLICY AND POLITICS. 38, 3, p. 389-406 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Political Representation 100%
  • Gender Equality 50%
  • Economic Approach 50%
  • UK 50%
  • Elections 50%

• The Core Executive: Gender, Power and Change

  Annesley, C. & Gains, F., Dec 2010, In: Political Studies. 58, 5, p. 909-929 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Tuition Fee 100%
  • Intention 50%
  • Government Policy 50%
  • Gender Research 50%
  • Women's Policy 50%
  474 Downloads (Pure)

• What do bureaucrats like doing? Bureaucratic preferences in response to institutional reform

  Gains, F. & John, P., May 2010, In: Public Administration Review. 70, 3, p. 455-463 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Occupations 100%
  • Public Administration 100%
  • Administrative Reform 100%
  • Local Government 100%
• 2009

  Delivering 'public value': Implications for accountability and legitimacy

  Gains, F. & Stoker, G., Jul 2009, In: Parliamentary Affairs. 62, 3, p. 438-455 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Public Value 100%
  • Contract Law 33%
  • Public Utilities 33%
  • Public Management 33%
  • Civil Servants 33%

• Narratives and dilemmas of local bureaucratic elites: Whitehall at the coal face?

  Gains, F., 2009, In: Public Administration. 87, 1, p. 50-64 14 p.

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  • Narrative 100%
  • Decision Making 50%
  • Separation of Powers 50%
  • Civil Servants 50%
  • Administrative Structure 50%
  217 Downloads (Pure)

• Scrutinizing local public service provision

  Coleman, A., Gains, F., Boyd, A., Bradshaw, D., Johnson, C. & Talbot, C., Sept 2009, In: Public Money and Management. 29, 5, p. 299-306 7 p.

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  • Public Utilities 100%
  • Local Public 100%
  • Administrative Structure 100%
  322 Downloads (Pure)
• 2008

  When do bureaucrats prefer strong political principals? Institutional reform and bureaucratic preferences in English local government

  Gains, F., John, P. & Stoker, G., 2008, In: British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 10, 4, p. 649-665 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Political Power 100%
  • Local Politician 100%
  • Career Advancement 100%
  • Local Government 100%
• 2007

  Constructing Delivery: Implementation as an Interpretive Process

  Clarke, K. & Gains, F., 2007, In: Critical Policy Analysis. 1, 2, p. 133-138 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2005

  Path dependency and the reform of English local government

  Gains, F., John, P. C. & Stoker, G., 2005, In: Public Administration. 83, 1, p. 25-45 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Decision Making 100%
  • Democracy 100%
  • Survey Analysis 100%
  • System Change 100%
  • Local Government 100%
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• 2004

  'Hardware, software or network connection?' Theorizing crisis in the UK next steps agencies

  Gains, F., 2004, In: Public Administration. 82, 3, p. 547-566 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Policy Area 100%
  • UK 100%
  • Policy Process 50%

• Local political management: A progress report after two years

  Gains, F., Greasley, S. & Stoker, G., Jun 2004, In: New Economy. 11, 2, p. 84-89 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decision Making 100%
  • Local Government 100%
  • Administrative Structure 66%
• 2003

  Executive agencies in government: The impact of bureaucratic networks on policy outcomes

  Gains, F., Jan 2003, In: Journal of Public Policy. 23, 1, p. 55-79 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Autonomy 100%
  • Institutional Change 100%
  • Government Department 100%
  • British Government 50%
  • Policy Making 50%

• Surveying the Landscape of Modernisation: Executive Agencies under New Labour.

  Gains, F., 2003, In: Public Policy and Administration. 18, 2, p. 4-20 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Revolutions 100%
  • Government Function 100%
• 1999

  Implementing privatization policies in 'Next Steps' agencies

  Gains, F., 1999, In: Public Administration. 77, 4, p. 713-730 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Institutional Change 100%
  • Policy networks 100%