Voter Preferences and the Political Underrepresentation of Minority Groups: Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Candidates in Advanced Democracies

Magni, Gabriele; Reynolds, Andrew

doi:10.1086/712142

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“…Several recent works are available and should be taught alongside these classic works (e.g. Evans and Reher 2020 ; Magni and Reyholds 2021 ; Szlovak 2017 ; Abdellatif et al 2021 ).…”

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Why does political representation of the marginalised matter? Teaching classic literature using intersectional and decolonial approaches

Liu

Estampador-Hughson

2023

Eur Polit Sci

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Political theorists and scientists have published extensive scholarship on the political representation of the marginalised. Some notable and widely cited scholars include Jane Mansbridge, Anne Phillips, Iris M. Young, Suzanne Dovi, and Melissa Williams. They have mostly focused on the importance of representation of women and argue that such representation enhances the functioning of representative democracies. This strand of literature has made significant contributions to contemporary research, especially on studies showing how and why political representation matters. Underdiscussed, nonetheless, is how such classic studies should be taught in a classroom in the context of global movements, namely #BlackLivesMatter, #StopAsianHate, and #MeToo, where various marginalised identities intersect when subjected to oppression. We contest and strengthen some of these ideas in extant scholarship promoting diversity politics by taking intersectional and decolonial approaches. We advocate for prioritising intersectionality over diversity and for decolonising teaching political representation by centring the feminist works of BIPOC and Global South scholars. By challenging both the absence of minoritised women as political actors as well as scholars—as a matter of the production of knowledge and as political activism—we create an inclusive learning environment. We enable both the educators and students to reflect on their positionalities and furthermore achieve the long-term goal of equality in the classrooms, political institutions, and beyond. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1057/s41304-023-00433-w.

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“…Several recent works are available and should be taught alongside these classic works (e.g. Evans and Reher 2020 ; Magni and Reyholds 2021 ; Szlovak 2017 ; Abdellatif et al 2021 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Why does political representation of the marginalised matter? Teaching classic literature using intersectional and decolonial approaches

Liu

Estampador-Hughson

2023

Eur Polit Sci

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“…Our findings are in line with expectations around new social movement research – on states that are not advanced industrialized democracies – that emphasizes the potential for homophobic mobilization (Weiss & Bosia, 2013). The findings pertaining to electoral behaviour may also be explained by variation in the supply of politicians that align with voters’ preferences in more tolerant states (Magni & Reynolds, 2021; Reynolds, 2013). Tolerant individuals in Persecuting states may have fewer options to vote for candidates who reflect their preferences, thus exiting from electoral politics to the streets.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Meanwhile, in states with more protective policies, citizenship has opened to be more affirming of sexual minorities and tolerant citizens (Inglehart & Welzel, 2005; Magni & Reynolds, 2021; Reynolds, 2013; Turnbull‐Dugarte, 2020). For example, in a study of gay‐related political phenomena focused on Europe and Latin America, Ayoub and Page (2020) found that tolerant states do yield more politically participatory tolerant individuals.…”

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Reassessing the relationship between homophobia and political participation

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Ayoub

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European J Political Res

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Governments around the world vary in their policies affecting lesbian and gay communities. While some states enshrine the rights of their minority citizens, others drum up and enforce oppressive policies toward these groups, termed political homophobia. We are interested in the role such policies play in shaping electoral and non-electoral political participation. Existing research on this question is often optimistic that proponents of gay rights will steadily out-participate their opposition, but anti-gay mobilization remains ubiquitous in many states. Under what conditions might intolerant citizens out-participate more socially progressive citizens? And how do state policies influence this participation? By engaging literature on sexual citizenship and political efficacy, we argue that a state's policy choices send important signals to citizens that influence their participation. Citizens who are intolerant of homosexuality may be more participatory in states that espouse political homophobia. This study conducts the first worldwide examination of tolerant and intolerant participation with data from the World Values Survey (2010-2020) and a novel application of gay rights measures. We find that outside of gay rights-respecting states, intolerant individuals are more likely to vote than tolerant individuals. While tolerant individuals generally tend to engage more in non-electoral participation across states, they nonetheless turn out to the ballot box less in states that are not respecting of gay rights.

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“…A substantial body of recent political science scholarship, including our own, aims to increase support for LGBTQ rights domestically and internationally (Ayoub 2016;Broockman and Kalla 2016;Burack 2018;Flores et al 2018;Harrison and Michelson 2017;Lewis et al 2017;Lewis et al 2021;Magni and Reynolds 2021;Michelson and Harrison 2020;Taylor, Lewis, and Haider-Markel 2018). Much of this work uses RCTs to test theories about what is most likely to reduce homophobic and transphobic attitudes and behaviors.…”

Section: Scholar Activistsmentioning

confidence: 99%