Title Ethnicity and electoral politics / Jóhanna Kristín Birnir

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 279 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: The ethnic effect -- Ethnic attractors -- Ethnic attractors and exogenous constraints -- Ethnic voting in Romania -- Ethnic voting and party system stability -- Ethnic politics and access -- The ethnic effect on regime stability -- Conclusions Summary "This book asks what distinguishes peaceful plural democracies from violent ones and what distinguishes violent ethnic groups from peaceful ones within the same democracy. Contrary to conventional wisdom, it suggests that ethnic groups and their political demands are not inherently intransigent and that violence is not a necessary corollary of ethnic politics. The book posits that ethnic identity serves as a stable but flexible information shortcut for political choices, influencing party formation and development in new and maturing democracies. It furthermore argues that political intransigence and violence expressed by some ethnic groups stem from circumstances exogenous to ethnic affiliations. In particular, absolute restrictions on ethnic access to the executive produces conditions under which ethnic group incentive to participate in peaceful electoral politics is eliminated. A number of case studies and statistical analysis of all electoral democracies since 1945 are used to test and support the formal argument."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index Notes Print version record Subject Minorities -- Political activity. Ethnicity -- Political aspects Elections. Political participation. elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. Elections Ethnicity -- Political aspects Minorities -- Political activity Political participation Form Electronic book ISBN 9780511261275 0511261276 9780511607530 0511607539 9780521861359 0521861357 9786610749270 6610749272 0511260709 9780511260704

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