Electoral Systems and the Representation of Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from Russia

Moser, Robert G.

doi:10.5129/001041508x12911362382995

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“…Secondly, empirically, political scientists have demonstrated that proportional representation can enhance the presence of dispersed ethno-cultural minorities in the representative assembly, 279 though evidence is inconsistent over whether this extends to enhancing representation of concentrated minority groups. 280 Quite apart from the fact that heterogeneous decisionmaking bodies make better decisions, 281 this accords with the democratic ideal of equal influence and control. 282 Finally, unlike plural voting systems, proportional representation achieves this outcome in a manner consistent with democratic equality.…”

Section: Proportional Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Democratic Theory and Constitutional Design: Hearing Persistent Electoral Minorities

Hobbs

2017

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights

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Questions of constitutional design, that is, of structuring the political relationship between dominant and non-dominant communities, are recurrent across the globe. While the particular issues faced by each state are distinct, at their root lies a common problem: how should legal and political institutions and processes be designed to provide minority groups or peoples with the capacity to have their interests heard in the processes of government? In this article, I explore how democratic theory conceives of, and answers, this fundamental question.

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Section: Proportional Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Democratic Theory and Constitutional Design: Hearing Persistent Electoral Minorities

Hobbs

2017

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights

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“…Studies on federal elections in Russia have demonstrated the existence of ethnic voting, especially in ethnic regions, throughout the post-Soviet period. Geographical concentration of the titular groups in the republics made ethnicity salient, leading the people to vote along ethnic lines in the elections of the lower chamber, the State Duma (Moser 2013).…”

Section: The Russian Federationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Minority political participation under majority domination: a case study of Russia’s Republic of Mari El

Zamyatin¹

2015

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The paper will study ethnic politics in the Republic of Mari El throughout the post-Soviet period in order to explore the phenomenon of ethnic political participation in the republics of Russia. The paper will start with examining the patterns of ethnic political participation in regions in their connection to methods of diversity management. Next, the paper will present a case study on ethnic aspects of politics in the Republic of Mari El with a focus on party politics and personalized politics. Finally, the paper will analyse the developments that contributed to the establishment of the system of ethnic domination and backed some ethnic political participation in this republic.

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“…Take, for example, scholarship on electoral system effects. As with research on women, scholarship emphasizes the role of electoral systems in shaping minority access to political power (Bird 2005; Bochsler 2010; Lijphart 1986; Moser 2008; Norris 2004; Reynolds 2006; Rule and Zimmerman 1994). Some research argues representatives of minority cultures or groups are more likely to be elected in party‐list PR systems (Bird 2005; Reynolds et al.…”

Section: Racial Ethnic and Religious Minorities In National Legislamentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversity in National Legislatures Around the World

Hughes

2012

Sociology Compass

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Men from majority racial, ethnic, and religious groups continue to dominate electoral politics in most countries. At the same time, national legislatures are becoming more diverse. Cross‐national research on inequality in national politics focuses most often on women, but occasionally addresses the political representation of other marginalized groups. This review brings together these distinct areas of research – cross‐national studies on the representation of women and minority groups in national legislatures – to think about diversity in politics in a broader way. Such an approach suggests future studies should: (i) acknowledge important differences among women; (ii) focus on more than one type of minority group at a time; and (iii) explicitly examine variation in the overrepresentation of majority men as political elites.

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Electoral Systems and the Representation of Ethnic Minorities: Evidence from Russia

Cited by 41 publications

References 6 publications

Democratic Theory and Constitutional Design: Hearing Persistent Electoral Minorities

Democratic Theory and Constitutional Design: Hearing Persistent Electoral Minorities

Minority political participation under majority domination: a case study of Russia’s Republic of Mari El

Diversity in National Legislatures Around the World

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