Stabbed in the back?

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Autor(a) principal: Girard, Victoire
Data de Publicação: 2021
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/106913
Resumo: This paper provides the first country-wide research evidence that an affirmative action policy may induce a backlash. I exploit the timing of the implementation of caste-based electoral quotas across and within the states of India. The results show that the implementation of the electoral quotas coincides with an increase in the number of murders targeting members of the lower castes. The analysis of these administrative crime data is backed up by the complementary analysis of a nationally representative household survey. Households’ answers reveal an increase in inter-caste tensions and discrimination during the operation of caste quotas. The results are consistent with a backlash against electoral quotas (due to sabotage or retaliation), and inconsistent with other interpretations (such as empowerment).
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spelling Stabbed in the back?Mandated political representation and murdersSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsThis paper provides the first country-wide research evidence that an affirmative action policy may induce a backlash. I exploit the timing of the implementation of caste-based electoral quotas across and within the states of India. The results show that the implementation of the electoral quotas coincides with an increase in the number of murders targeting members of the lower castes. The analysis of these administrative crime data is backed up by the complementary analysis of a nationally representative household survey. Households’ answers reveal an increase in inter-caste tensions and discrimination during the operation of caste quotas. The results are consistent with a backlash against electoral quotas (due to sabotage or retaliation), and inconsistent with other interpretations (such as empowerment).NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)RUNGirard, Victoire2022-12-21T01:32:11Z2021-052021-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/106913eng0176-1714PURE: 26207890https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-020-01294-8info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:51:40Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/106913Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:40:48.338029Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Stabbed in the back?
Mandated political representation and murders
title Stabbed in the back?
spellingShingle Stabbed in the back?
Girard, Victoire
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Economics and Econometrics
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
title_short Stabbed in the back?
title_full Stabbed in the back?
title_fullStr Stabbed in the back?
title_full_unstemmed Stabbed in the back?
title_sort Stabbed in the back?
author Girard, Victoire
author_facet Girard, Victoire
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RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Girard, Victoire
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Economics and Econometrics
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
topic Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Economics and Econometrics
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
description This paper provides the first country-wide research evidence that an affirmative action policy may induce a backlash. I exploit the timing of the implementation of caste-based electoral quotas across and within the states of India. The results show that the implementation of the electoral quotas coincides with an increase in the number of murders targeting members of the lower castes. The analysis of these administrative crime data is backed up by the complementary analysis of a nationally representative household survey. Households’ answers reveal an increase in inter-caste tensions and discrimination during the operation of caste quotas. The results are consistent with a backlash against electoral quotas (due to sabotage or retaliation), and inconsistent with other interpretations (such as empowerment).
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