Coethnicity Beyond Clientelism: Insights from an Experimental Study of Political Behavior in Lebanon

Cammett, Melani; Kruszewska-Eduardo, Dominika; Parreira, Christiana; Atallah, Sami

doi:10.1017/s1755048321000201

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“…Social Identity Theory (Tajfel and Turner 1979) posits that humans tend to exhibit ingroup favoritism, as commonly referenced in experimental studies about descriptive representation of minorities (e.g. Snagovsky et al 2020;Cammett, Kruszewska-Eduardo, and Parreira 2021). The literatures on gender affinity voting (Dolan 2008) and ethnic bloc voting (Bergh and Bjørklund 2011) are sizable and established, while the literature on Muslim affinity voting is small but growing (see Azabar et al, 2020;Heath et al, 2015).…”

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Who favor in-group politicians? In-group voting in France, Germany and the Netherlands and the challenges to the descriptive and substantive representation of Muslims

van Oosten

2023

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Does sharing the same religion, migration background and gender impact voting in France, Germany and the Netherlands? Using survey experiments (N=3,058) and oversampling voters with a migration background (N=1,889/3,058), I explore this question from both majority and minority perspectives. Even when randomizing highly divisive policy positions, shared religion emerges as the most influential factor affecting voters. However, sharing the same migration background or gender has no discernible impact on voting likelihood. Interestingly, non-religious voters exhibit an in-group preference, slightly surpassing the preference shown by Muslim voters for in-group politicians, which varies significantly across countries. Notably, voters prioritize politicians who advocate their preferred policies, often in contrast to the positions supported by Muslim voters. These findings reveal challenges in achieving diversity in politics and minority representation, particularly concerning the political inclusion of Muslims.

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Who favor in-group politicians? In-group voting in France, Germany and the Netherlands and the challenges to the descriptive and substantive representation of Muslims

van Oosten

2023

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“…Blaydes et al (2021) studied Qatari attitudes toward women working. Cammett et al (2022b) consider security policy preferences in Lebanon, and Cammett et al (2022a) address the role of ethnicity in attitudes toward clientelism in Lebanon. Shamir and Shamir (1995) applied a conjoint to a study of democratic commitment in Israel.…”

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Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

Ridge

2023

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Polls from the Middle East/North Africa show high support for democracy. However, the veracity of this support has been called into question. This study uses a conjoint analysis to show that citizens support democratic institutions, as well as favoring an effective welfare state and a state religion. The results demonstrate that support for elected governance is not contingent on the state's providing economic benefits; citizens are more likely to favor participatory government at each level of economic outcome. Interest in incorporating religion in the state, however, is contingent on the political and economic profile described; the contingent effects suggest interest in Islamic governance is, at least partly, instrumental. Although pro-democracy public opinion alone does not secure democratization, it creates fertile ground for future democratization movements.

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Neither secular nor sectarian: perspectives on social life and politics among Beirut's religiously devout youth

Renne

2024

Politics and Religion

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This paper explores the following question: How does individual religiosity and attachment to a religious community relate to sectarian political loyalties or interpersonal prejudices in a post-conflict, institutionally sectarianized society? The paper explores this question through dialectic, participatory methods with youth involved in community-based youth associations with a religious component. The paper investigates how religiously devout youth in Lebanon conceptualize the personal and communal elements of their religiosity in relation to sectarian politics. In this way, the paper contributes to a study of social sectarianism, in which scholars are striving to understand what individuals mean when they speak about sect, and how discussions surrounding sect mask more complex underlying social realities. Overall, these accounts suggest that personal and social religiosity both positively influence anti-sectarian political outlook among participants, while other factors, such as the institutional sectarianization of public life and a history of violent conflict maintain participants' default attachment to co-sectarian networks in terms of routine, economic security, and communal belonging.

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Coethnicity Beyond Clientelism: Insights from an Experimental Study of Political Behavior in Lebanon

Cited by 4 publications

References 77 publications

Who favor in-group politicians? In-group voting in France, Germany and the Netherlands and the challenges to the descriptive and substantive representation of Muslims

Who favor in-group politicians? In-group voting in France, Germany and the Netherlands and the challenges to the descriptive and substantive representation of Muslims

Democratic commitment in the Middle East: a conjoint analysis

Neither secular nor sectarian: perspectives on social life and politics among Beirut's religiously devout youth

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