Nevertheless, He Persisted: White Men and the Links Between Incumbency and Group Descriptive Representation
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DOI: 10.1177/10659129231173340
Abstract: Descriptive representation is shaped by more than the number of seats group members win—it is also informed by how group members hold on to seats long after election day. Drawing from the literatures on women… read more here.
Keywords: incumbency; descriptive representation; white men; group ... See more keywords
The Size and Sources of Municipal Incumbency Advantage in Canada
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DOI: 10.1177/1078087419879234
Abstract: This article uses a new dataset of nearly 2,000 municipal elections from 1874 to 2018 to estimate the size of municipal incumbency advantage in Canada for the first time. Incumbency increases the probability that a… read more here.
Keywords: advantage canada; incumbency advantage; municipal incumbency; incumbency ... See more keywords