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High rejection, low selection: How ‘punitive parties’ shape ethnic minority representation
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Abstract
Evidence suggests that as public opinion towards immigration becomes more negative, so the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups is increasingly restricted. Recently, some initial research into the causal mechanism hinted that this effect is driven by patterns of candidacy. This sugge... view more
Evidence suggests that as public opinion towards immigration becomes more negative, so the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups is increasingly restricted. Recently, some initial research into the causal mechanism hinted that this effect is driven by patterns of candidacy. This suggests that political parties are creating an ‘ethnic penalty’ of their own in the selection stage. This paper investigates the relationship between patterns of candidacy, party strategy, and public opinion in Great Britain from 1997 to 2019, and proposes that ‘punitive parties’ are strongly responsible for shaping the representational outcomes of minority groups. I find support for earlier suggestions that parties are increasingly likely to place ethnic minority candidates away from ‘winnable’ contests as anti-immigrant hostility rises. These findings are important for our conceptions of ethnic penalties, of party behaviour in selection processes, and for the study and cause of improving political representation.... view less
Keywords
candidacy; election; public opinion; representation; ethnic group; minority; nomination of candidates; party; regression analysis; Great Britain; immigration; attitude; EVS; European Social Survey
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
British politics; candidates; British Election Study (BES); British Social Attitudes survey (BSA); European Values Study (EVS); European Social Survey (ESS); World Values Study (WVS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 1-12
Journal
Party Politics (2020)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068820973851
ISSN
1460-3683
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed