Understanding support for immigrant political representation: evidence from German cities.

Immigrant-origin residents are under-represented in many West European legislatures, and this is often seen as a problem for democratic legitimacy. Yet little is known about the level of demand for immigrant-origin political representation, whether among immigrant-origin residents or among non-migra...

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Publicado en:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 47; no. 11; pp. 2650 - 2668
Autores principales: Street, Alex, Schönwälder, Karen
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2021
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          Department of Political Science and International Relations, Carroll College, Helena, MT, USA
          Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany
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        Political participation of immigrants
        Representative government
        Multiculturalism
        German politics & government, 1990-
        Political candidates
        Adults
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          Political candidates
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        diversity
        Germany
        immigrant political incorporation
        local politics
        Political representation
      ab: Immigrant-origin residents are under-represented in many West European legislatures, and this is often seen as a problem for democratic legitimacy. Yet little is known about the level of demand for immigrant-origin political representation, whether among immigrant-origin residents or among non-migrants. We present new evidence from surveys in German cities, and examine factors that may explain variation in the desire for migrant-origin political representation. We show that there is considerable support, both among those with and among those without immigrant backgrounds. However, this is not always linked to a voting preference for migrant-origin candidates. Support for migrant-origin political representation turns out to be a multifaceted phenomenon. In order to understand support for the political representation of migrant-origin residents, scholars need to look beyond migrant-origin voters. Our results also suggest that scholars should study the issue of migrant-origin political representation in the context of wider conflicts over cosmopolitan versus nationalist values, and inclusive versus exclusive political institutions.
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