Measuring Ethnic Party Success in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine

Stroschein, S

doi:10.1080/10758216.2001.11655943

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“…Whereas on the whole scholars of ethnic politics are only just beginning to disaggregate the study of ethnic mobilization into analyses of individual ethnic parties (Chandra,forthcoming: 19), some recent case studies have indeed shown that new ethnic parties present themselves as the more moderate, rather than the more radical alternative (Bochsler and Szöcsik, 2010;Coakley, 2008); that established ethnic parties gain from moderating in a power-sharing framework (Mitchell et al, 2009); change their appeal and emphasize cross-cutting cleavages (Chandra, 2005); or choose to cooperate rather than contest each other (Stroschein, 2001).…”

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Beyond outbidding? Ethnic party strategies in Serbia

Zuber

2011

Party Politics

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Beyond outbidding? Ethnic party strategies in Serbia

Zuber

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“…Both variables are not very relevant for minorities that live concentrated in a small area, whereas high legal electoral thresholds can restrict minority representation (Bochsler, 2011). Furthermore, most of these studies concentrate more on parliamentary representation without disentangling the preceding steps of entry and electoral success (but see Stroschein, 2001). Consequently, imminent problems of selection bias cannot be dealt with, and if (Hansen, 2006), this does not take place at the decisive level of entry into the electoral race.…”

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Electoral entry and success of ethnic minority parties in central and eastern Europe: A hierarchical selection model

Bernauer

Bochsler

2011

Electoral Studies

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The paper examines determinants of electoral entry and success of ethnic minority parties in central and eastern Europe. The application of a hierarchical selection model shows that the strategic entry of minority parties depends on their expected electoral success due both to observed and unobserved factors. Drawing on formal models of electoral entry, the electoral success of new (or niche) parties is expected to be influenced by the costs of entry (determined by electoral thresholds) and the potential for electoral support. The latter depends on the reactions of political competitors and electoral demand, measured here as the size of ethnic groups and the saliency of ethnic issues. In line with these expectations, parties only run if they can expect electoral support sufficient to pass the electoral threshold. This finding would have been overlooked by a naïve model of electoral success which does not take self-selection into account. AbstractThe paper examines determinants of electoral entry and success of ethnic minority parties in central and eastern Europe. The application of a hierarchical selection model shows that the strategic entry of minority parties depends on their expected electoral success due both to observed and unobserved factors. Drawing on formal models of electoral entry, the electoral success of new (or niche) parties is expected to be influenced by the costs of entry (determined by electoral thresholds) and the potential for electoral support. The latter depends on the reactions of political competitors and electoral demand, measured here as the size of ethnic groups and the saliency of ethnic issues. In line with these expectations, parties only run if they can expect electoral support sufficient to pass the electoral threshold. This finding would have been overlooked by a naïve model of electoral success which does not take selfselection into account.

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“…For example, levels of support for ethnic parties can vary dramatically across cities with similar demographics and governance structures. The city of Târgu Mureş, Romania, which experienced a local riot between ethnic Hungarians and Romanians in 1990, continues to exhibit levels of support for ethnic parties of both groups that exceeds that of other Romanian cities or in cities with similar demographics in Slovakia and Ukraine (Stroschein, 2001). Local elites are thus more likely to be elected from ethnic or nationalist parties there than they are in other demographically similar locales that did not experience local violence.…”

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“…These theoretical perspectives combine with an impressive depth of local knowledge and extensive ethnographic fieldwork. The contributions are clear and practical examples of a growing trend to examine the infrapolitics (Scott, 1990) of ethnicity-the way in which it is actually practiced at the local level (Stroschein, 2001;Varshney, 2002;Petersen, 2001Petersen, , 2002Brubaker et al, 2006), and provide a corrective to a previous trend to emphasize larger entities. A step in a new direction of research into the politics of the local, many of the themes analyzed here present promising avenues for future research.…”

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Politics is Local: Ethnoreligious Dynamics under the Microscope

Stroschein

2007

Ethnopolitics

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All of the pieces in this volume are strong examples of detailed, local research at the micro-level into city politics. They thus provide a number of insights into the dynamics of ethnic politics that tend to be missed by studies that focus on macro-level entities such as states and nations. First, these pieces demonstrate the strong influence of informal institutions in local settings. Second, strong variations in ethnic dynamics between cities with similar structural conditions illustrate the path-dependent nature of politics in local settings. These particularities emerge from informal institutions such as local network configurations and norms, local discourses, and the influence of past local events. Third, structural factors such as demographics, formal local governance institutions, and institutional relations between a mixed city and the central government provide background conditions to these influences that will enable or constrain the actions of groups. Finally, groups compete at the local level not simply for material resources such as land and housing, but also over linguistic, cultural, and symbolic resources. Each of these areas provides a promising avenue for future research.Remember that we have to live here. So be careful what you do.Such was my father's admonishment when he learned that his teenage daughter was mustering a protest against religious instruction by the local religious majority in her public school. Not long before, a rumor had spread of two families in a neighboring town who had been forced to move elsewhere after challenging a similar issue. They had allegedly taken the matter to court and won, but were never spoken to again by their fellow locals-a serious sanction given the skewed demographic balance. The informal punishment was far more powerful than the formal court victory, and the families had eventually packed up and left. 1

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Measuring Ethnic Party Success in Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine

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Beyond outbidding? Ethnic party strategies in Serbia

Beyond outbidding? Ethnic party strategies in Serbia

Electoral entry and success of ethnic minority parties in central and eastern Europe: A hierarchical selection model

Politics is Local: Ethnoreligious Dynamics under the Microscope

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