Can public procurement be an instrument for policy learning in gender mainstreaming?

Authors

  • Anne-Charlott Callerstig Center for Feminist Social Studies (CFS), Örebro University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58235/sjpa.v18i4.15649

Keywords:

Gender mainstreaming, Public procurement, Policy learning, Policy implementation, Organisations

Abstract

Gender mainstreaming has the ambition to promote policy learning. The specific problem that is the focus of this article centres on the conditions for learning as part of gender mainstreaming in public procurement processes. The article is based on a case study of an occupational health project in a municipality in northern Sweden where gender mainstreaming was included in public procurement as part of the initiative. The main question asked is: can public procurement be an instrument for policy learning in gender main- streaming? The results show that policy learning was part of the process for both the contractor and the suppliers. The municipality and the suppliers also to some extent engaged in co-learning and joint development work. The article discusses some limitations and problems that were encountered. The results showed that the relevant question was not only whether policy learning can occur but what kind of learning is possible and necessary for the envisioned policy outcomes in terms of gender mainstreaming. The study highlights the dilemmas encountered in public procurement processes and their consequences for policy learning. The study also contributes to an understanding of the application, and outcomes, of gender mainstreaming in different contexts.

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Author Biography

Anne-Charlott Callerstig, Center for Feminist Social Studies (CFS), Örebro University

Anne-Charlott Callerstig completed her PhD thesis in 2014 on the implementation of equality policies in public-sector organisations, in which she studied the implementation of gender mainstreaming in Sweden. She is currently involved in a research project on gender mainstreaming and social innovation in Swedish municipalities

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Published

2014-12-15

How to Cite

Callerstig, A.-C. (2014). Can public procurement be an instrument for policy learning in gender mainstreaming?. Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration, 18(4), 51–71. https://doi.org/10.58235/sjpa.v18i4.15649

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