Abstract:For democracy in ethnically divided societies, political moderation is crucial. The centripetalist school recommends that countries should introduce institutions which offer parties and candidates incentives to rally for votes across ethnic lines. This article discusses the conditions of the centripetal effect of institutions, and actors' strategies to dismantle this effect. Political elites might try to escape the pressure to seek interethnic votes by building strategic electoral alliances that circumvent the… Show more
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