Considerable research in political science has been done on the political implications of ethnic politics, while much less research explicitly considers ethnic group-based inequalities. This research project seeks to consolidate and build knowledge in this area by facilitating discussion among a core group of political scientists with relevant research on electoral politics, governance and service provision, and contentious politics in electoral democracies. The work draws insights from research in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
The ‘Political implications of group-based inequalities’ initiative is a component of ‘The politics of group-based inequalities – measurement, implications, and possibilities for change’ project that aims to shed new light on the extent to which inequalities run along ethnic, gender, and other communal lines, as well as to understand the determinants of these group-based inequalities and possibilities for change. The project provides a forum for early-career and senior researchers from all over the world to interact on these issues.
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Rachel M. Gisselquist (UNU-WIDER) |
Political implications of ethnic inequalities |
| Jeff Conroy-Krutz (Michigan State University) | Competing cleavages in Sub-Saharan Africa? How economic distance affects ethnic bloc voting |
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Pavirthra Suryanarayan (John Hopkins University) |
Social inequality and the right-wing vote: Evidence from India |
| Natália S. Bueno (Yale University) and Thad Dunning (University of California, Berkeley) | Race, resources, and representation: Evidence from Brazilian politicians |
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Clark Gibson and John Porten (University of California, San Diego) |
Public goods in divided communities: When diversity matters for development |
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Prerna Singh (Brown University) |
Diversity, solidarity, and social service provision in India |
| Beatriz Magaloni and Alberto Diaz-Cayeros (Stanford University) | Traditonal governance practices, ethnic diversity, and service provision in Mexico |
| Adrienne LeBas (American University) | Minorities, integration, and trust in urban Nigeria |
| Joshua R. Gubler, Joel S. Selway (Brigham Young University), and Ashutosh Varshney (Brown University) | Crosscutting cleavages and ethno-communal violence: Evidence from Indonesia in the post-Suharto era |
| Courtney Jung (University of Toronto) | The politics of horizontal inequality: Indigenous opposition to wind farm development in Mexico |
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