Biases at the Ballot Box: How Multiple Forms of Voter Discrimination Impede the Descriptive and Substantive Representation of Ethnic Minority Groups
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DOI: 10.1007/s11109-020-09596-4
Abstract: Research shows that ethnic minority candidates often face an electoral penalty at the ballot box. In this study, we argue that this penalty depends on both candidate and voter characteristics, and that pro-minority policy positions… read more here.
Keywords: ballot box; minority; ethnic minority; representation ethnic ... See more keywords
Coalition-Based Gender Lobbying: Revisiting Women's Substantive Representation in China's Authoritarian Governance
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DOI: 10.1017/s1743923x21000210
Abstract: While research on women's substantive representation in legislatures has proliferated, our knowledge of gender lobbying mechanisms in authoritarian regimes remains limited. Adopting a state-society interaction approach, this article addresses how women's interests are substantively represented… read more here.
Keywords: state; women substantive; gender lobbying; substantive representation ... See more keywords
Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress: Evidence from 80,000 Congressional Inquiries
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12443
Abstract: A vast literature debates the efficacy of descriptive representation in legislatures. Though studies argue it influences how communities are represented through constituency service, they are limited since legislators’ service activities are unobserved. Using Freedom of… read more here.
Keywords: representation; political science; substantive representation; federal agencies ... See more keywords