Regional and Ethnic Minorities

Ruedin, Didier

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198825081.013.10

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“…Maiden speeches are an indication of an MP's representational style and may contain both substantive and symbolic promises and messages. In line with Ruedin, a maiden speech might be seen as a ‘low‐cost’ substantive activity to represent their respective group (2020). Against the backdrop of media framing, expectations from minority communities and the party, ethnic minority MPs must strategically decide whether to refer to their subordinate descriptive characteristics in their maiden speeches or not.…”

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Political narratives in representation: Maiden speeches of ethnic minority members of parliament

MÜGGE,

RUNDERKAMP

2023

European J Political Res

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The maiden speech – the first speech given by a newly elected member of parliament (MP) – is a tradition in many parliaments, a personalized rite of passage to political power. As ethnic minority MPs remain relative newcomers, the maiden speech is, for them, even more politically charged. How do ethnic minority MPs represent their identities in this transformative moment? Our data set includes 93 ethnic minority MPs who have held a seat in the Dutch parliament, covering 88 maiden speeches, spanning 11 cycles (1986–2023). The diachronic and intersectional analysis shows that the relation between descriptive, substantive and symbolic representation for historically marginalized groups fluctuates and is influenced by the political environment. The ‘firsts’ of a particular gender/ethnicity intersectional group are less likely to narrate a minority identity than non‐firsts. Progressive party ideology influences the extent to which ethnic minority MPs emphasize an (intersectional) minoritized identity. Personal stories and family histories are often used to counter stereotypes, unmute silenced cultures and share values. The focus on the maiden speech as a political narrative sheds light on the blurry lines between substantive, symbolic and descriptive representation. The political narrative is a strategic tool for MPs from historically disadvantaged groups to represent collective identities.

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Section: Political Narratives and Representationmentioning

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Political narratives in representation: Maiden speeches of ethnic minority members of parliament

MÜGGE,

RUNDERKAMP

2023

European J Political Res

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“…The lack of diversity in legislative bodies further raises concerns about political trust and the risk of political alienation among migrants who may feel that non-immigrant policymakers do not adequately promote their interests (Bird, 2011;Phillips, 1993;Pitkin, 1967;Ruedin, 2020).…”

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“…Although representational deficits of any minority pose a challenge to democratic functioning, a closer look at migrants' numerical representation shows that not all groups are equally (un)successful in entering politics (Bloemraad & Schönwälder, 2013;Ruedin, 2020). This mixed evidence triggered scholars' interest in different factors related to these groups that could explain their varying presence in legislatures.…”

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Diversity in Spanish Politics? Dynamics of Descriptive Representation of Immigrant‐Origin Minorities in Local Elections

Vintila,

Pérez-Nievas,

Paradés

et al. 2024

PaG

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Research has identified an alarming gap in migrants’ descriptive representation across Western European countries with long-standing immigration while showing that not all migrant groups are equally (un)successful in gaining elected office. However, little is known about migrants’ political presence in Southern European countries, which have experienced increased immigration in recent decades. We address this research gap for Spain by focusing on the municipal level where minorities’ inclusion remains of utmost importance. Conceptually, the article tackles the question of how the interplay between migrants’ demographic concentration and specific party features shapes the outcomes of minority descriptive representation. Empirically, we bring novel evidence from an original survey with local party organizations across municipalities returning high shares of Romanian, Moroccan, Latin American, and EU14 migrants. We first demonstrate that, despite being particularly sizeable, all groups remain under-represented in Spanish local politics, although with important differences. At comparable levels of demographic concentration, EU14 and Latin American migrants are almost three times more likely than Romanian migrants and up to seven times more likely than Moroccan migrants to be fielded as candidates. EU14 candidates are also more successful in securing office. Second, our findings confirm that party features shape the contours of minority inclusion: Spanish left-wing and new parties present more diverse local candidacies and place minority office-seekers in safer electoral list positions than right-wing and established parties.

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“…Recent surveys of this vast literature focus on women(Celis and Erzeel 2020;Escobar-Lemmon and Taylor-Robinson 2014;Krook and O'Brien 2012;Paxton, Hughes, and Barnes 2020;Wängnerud 2009), minorities(Bird, Saalfeld, and Wüst 2011;Lublin 2014;Ruedin 2020), or-in a few cases-on multiple domains(Htun 2016;Hughes 2013;Ruedin 2013). Most studies indicate that descriptive representation is consequential(Wängnerud 2009), but seeHomola (2019) and qualifications offered byMackay (2008).2 See citations in Footnote 1.…”

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The Composition of Descriptive Representation

GERRING,

JERZAK,

ÖNCEL

2023

Am Polit Sci Rev

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How well do governments represent the societies they serve? A key aspect of this question concerns the extent to which leaders reflect the demographic features of the population they represent. To address this important issue in a systematic manner, we propose a unified approach for measuring descriptive representation. We apply this approach to newly collected data describing the ethnic, linguistic, religious, and gender identities of over fifty thousand leaders serving in 1,552 political bodies across 156 countries. Strikingly, no country represents social groups in rough proportion to their share of the population. To explain this shortfall, we focus on compositional factors—the size of political bodies as well as the number and relative size of social groups. We investigate these factors using a simple model based on random sampling and the original data described above. Our analyses demonstrate that roughly half of the variability in descriptive representation is attributable to compositional factors.

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Regional and Ethnic Minorities

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Political narratives in representation: Maiden speeches of ethnic minority members of parliament

Political narratives in representation: Maiden speeches of ethnic minority members of parliament

Diversity in Spanish Politics? Dynamics of Descriptive Representation of Immigrant‐Origin Minorities in Local Elections

The Composition of Descriptive Representation

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