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Candidate Traits, Descriptive Representation, and Black Political Participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18941981 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Stout (0000-0001-9993-3465, Oregon State University, corresponding author), Christopher T Stout |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 356-380 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2056-6085 • E-ISSN: 2056-6085 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/rep.2018.20 |
| OpenAlex | W2891127832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 54 |
While a number of studies demonstrate that black candidates have the ability to increase black political participation, a growing literature is investigating why descriptive representation matters. This paper contributes to this discussion by exploring whether perceptions of candidate traits play a mediating role between the presence of an African American candidate on the ballot and increases in black political activity. I test this trait hypothesis using data from the 1992–2012 American National Election Study, a survey experiment, and statistical mediation analysis. The results indicate that perceptions of black candidates as being better leaders, more empathetic, knowledgeable, intelligent, honest, and moral explain a substantial amount of why descriptive representation increases black political participation across a range of different political activities. In the conclusion, I discuss the importance of the psychological link between blacks and their co-racial representatives in inspiring higher levels of political participation
Ballot · Descriptive research · Descriptive statistics · Mediation · Perception · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Trait · Voting · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |