Ethnic campaign appeals: To bond, bridge, or bypass?

• Main Author: FOX, Colm A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Indonesia; campaign appeals; ethnic diversity; religious diversity; election campaign; selection posters; campaign communications; Asian Studies; Race and Ethnicity
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3645
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a time of rising ethno-nationalist politics and polarization, efforts to understand why some electoral candidates choose to politicize ethnicity while others do not have become increasingly urgent. One factor inhibiting our understanding in this area is the paucity of systematic measures of ethni...