Centripetal approaches to democracy in divided societies seek to promote inter-ethnic
accommodation and moderation by making politicians dependent on the electoral support of …

Despite the good intentions behind affirmative action (AA) policies to mediate'horizontal
inequalities' between ethnic groups, the evidence on their effectiveness remains open to …

Do quotas raise legislative diversity and reduce inequities between the dominant and
minority groups? This paper studies how quota mechanisms affect legislative diversity in 11 …

Within the broader literature on political representation, studies exploring Indigenous forms
of representation are rather limited. Where they exist, they tend to explore how Western …

Abstract The Republic of China on Taiwan has long reserved legislative seats for its
indigenous minorities, known collectively as yuanzhumin, providing an important avenue of …

How and why is Indigeneity expressed differently in different contexts? This article examines
the articulation and expression of Indigenous Rights in one of the most challenging contexts …

This study analyzes the bill cosponsorship behavior of reserved seat legislators in the
Pakistan National Assembly, where special legislative seats are reserved for women and …

After the 2021 parliamentary elections, the Kosovo Supreme Court annulled some 5800
votes expressed for three minority lists running for guaranteed seats of the Bosniak and the …

Using a lifecycle perspective, this paper analyzes the use of reserved seats and the
evolution of cooptation norms and practices in Burundi between the signature of the Arusha …

The literature on consociational democracies has introduced an important distinction
between corporate and liberal types of consociations. However, once we apply a deeper …