Reserved Seats in National Legislatures
A Research Note
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Reynolds (0000-0002-3529-8682, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 301-310 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3162/036298005x201563 |
| OpenAlex | W1988267574 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 3 |
As competitive democracy is crafted in ethnically plural and postconflict nation-states, the question of whether or not to reserve legislative seats for communal groups—ethnic, national, or religious—is increasingly a topic of debate. This research note provides an overview of targeted electoral mechanisms designed to ensure the inclusion in national parliaments of representatives of ethnic, racial, national, or religious communities. The data show that the existence of reserved seats in national legislatures for such groups is much more widespread, and less idiosyncratic, than many scholars previously thought. This finding, along with current discussions in high-profile cases of constitutional design, suggests that the occurrence and impact of reserved seats should be analyzed in greater detail
Democracy · Ethnic group · Inclusion (mineral · Legislature · Plural · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Public Administration
Inclusion without Representation in Latin America
National Institutions, Spatial Differentiation and Race
Diversity, Violence, and Recognition
Political Representation and Empowerment of Roma in Slovenia
Representation of indigenous peoples in times of progressive governments
Local media, local candidates and preference formation
Representation of Women and Ethnic Minorities in the Russian State Duma 1993-2021
Contained or represented? The varied consequences of reserved seats for emigrants in the legislatures of Ecuador and Colombia
Echo chamber? Lobbying at the failed Chilean constitutional convention
Reserved Seats, Political Parties, and Minority Representation
Exploring the Impact of Reserved Seat Design on the Quality of Minority Representation
When Do Electoral Quotas Advance Indigenous Representation
How Do Ethnic Parties and Ethnic Quotas Matter for Ethnicity and Voting in Latin America
Representation, identity and indigeneity
Who Shows Up? Legislative Attendance by Electoral Seat Type in Bangladesh and Pakistan
Don’t Touch My Road. Evidence from India on Affirmative Action And Everyday Discrimination
District magnitude, Black political empowerment, and candidate emergence
Institutional Activism and Ethnic Intermediation in Post-Communist Romania
Diversity recognition and minority representation in Central and Southeast Europe
Evaluating special representation of non‐resident citizens
The Impact of Electoral Reform on Women's Representation
Political inclusion of marginalized groups
Unbinding the vote
Invisibility or Inclusion? Ethnic Parties, Ethnic Seats, and Gender Quotas and the Representation of Minoritized Women
Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine
Election Inversions, Coalitions and Proportional Representation
Ethnic Quotas, Political Representation and Equity in Asia Pacific
Introduction
Why Are Representational Guarantees Adopted for Women and Minorities? Comparing Constituency Formation and Electoral Quota Design Within Countries
Untangling the Partisan Roots of Affirmative Action
The problem of asymmetric representation
The Politics of Local Presence
Between Science and Engineering
Between Science and Engineering
Mapping institutional mechanisms of ethno‐national representation
Localisation of politics and local electoral participation
The Cosponsorship Patterns of Reserved Seat Legislators
Ethnic quotas and ethnic representation worldwide
Ethnic quotas and unintended effects on women’s political representation in Singapore
Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishment
Electoral rules and minority representation in Romania
Political parties matter
Emigración y representación especial
Inside out? Directly elected 'special representation' of emigrants in national legislatures and the role of popular sovereignty
Local means local, does it? Regional identification and preferences for local candidates
Engineering inclusion
Minorities and mistrust
Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Evaluations of Partisan Fairness in District-Based Democracies
Intersectionality, Quotas, and Minority Women's Political Representation Worldwide
Do minority inclusive institutions increase electoral support for radical-right parties
| Unique citing works | 50 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |