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Representative bureaucracy and its symbolic effect on citizens: a conceptual replication

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  • Gregg G. Van Ryzin
  • Norma M. Riccucci
  • Huafang Li

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Representative bureaucracy has been a topic of research for over half a century, but only recently studied experimentally. Initial empirical findings from two prior experiments – one involving policing, the other recycling – showed gender representation effects on citizens’ trust and cooperation. In this conceptual replication, we examine gender representation effects in another policy domain: emergency preparedness. However, despite using a similar sample and experimental paradigm, we find no effects. These null findings are important, as they suggest that the symbolic effects of gender representation may be policy-specific – and that replication is needed to test the boundary conditions of previously reported results.

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  • Gregg G. Van Ryzin & Norma M. Riccucci & Huafang Li, 2017. "Representative bureaucracy and its symbolic effect on citizens: a conceptual replication," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(9), pages 1365-1379, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:19:y:2017:i:9:p:1365-1379
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2016.1195009
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    1. Federica Alberti & Karen Johnston & Foteini Kravari, 2022. "Experimental research in public administration: a study of gender representation in the police," Working Papers in Economics & Finance 2022-02, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Business School, Economics and Finance Subject Group.
    2. Sievert, Martin, 2023. "Sievert (2023): The Limited Impact of Reference Groups’ Symbolic Gender Representation on Willingness to Coproduce," OSF Preprints r2s95, Center for Open Science.

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