PhD summary: Minority voting and representation

The political representation of historically marginalised and minoritised groups is far from straightforward. Minoritised politicians often distance themselves from their group to broaden their electoral appeal (Stephens-Dougan, 2020). Meanwhile, party elites also struggle with dilemmas of inclusion (Dancygier, 2017) leading to political representation of minoritised groups characterised as suppressing instead of supporting (Aydemir & Vliegenthart, 2016, 2022). In light of this convoluted context, how do voters react to diversity in politics? I studied how voters react to women, ethnic minority, and Muslim politicians, as well as how these groups respond to in-group politicians.