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Electoral discrimination and ethnic minority candidates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6316552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randy Besco (0000-0002-7253-2562, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-226 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068818761178 |
| OpenAlex | W2791562347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 37 |
Discriminatory attitudes towards ethnic minorities are widespread, and a common presumption is that ethnic minority candidates suffer electorally as a result. However, some research has shown that little electoral discrimination occurs, because ethnic minority candidates tend to run for parties of the left, while voters with negative attitudes towards minorities are concentrated on the right. This study shows that when ethnic minority candidates do run for right-wing parties they suffer the brunt of electoral discrimination, while those on the left are insulated. To do so it leverages two methods: a candidate experiment and a difference-in-difference analysis of candidate demographic data and aggregate election results. An ideological stereotyping mechanism is also tested, but there is little evidence that right-wing voters reject ethnic minority candidates because they are viewed as left-leaning
Demographic economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Ideology · Minority group · Minority rights · National election · Political science · Politics · Presumption · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |