Someone like me? Disability identity and representation perceptions
Reher, Stefanie and Evans, Elizabeth (2024) Someone like me? Disability identity and representation perceptions. Political Behavior. ISSN 0190-9320 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-024-09969-z)
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Abstract
Studies have shown that citizens from minoritized groups, including women and people of color, tend to feel better represented by politicians who share their identity, often translating into electoral support. Is this also the case for disabled people, one of the largest yet often ignored minority groups in our societies? Analyses of data from a conjoint survey experiment with 6,000 respondents in the UK and US show that disabled people indeed feel better represented by disabled candidates. This representational link does not require a sense of group identity and is only partly explained by perceptions of shared policy preferences. The study also reveals that non-disabled people feel better represented by non-disabled candidates. The findings highlight the relevance of disability as a political identity, bolstering calls for more disabled people in politics, and might help explain the disability gaps in political trust and participation.
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Item type: Article ID code: 90187 Dates: DateEvent28 August 2024Published28 August 2024Published Online5 August 2024AcceptedSubjects: Political Science > Political theory Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 08 Aug 2024 15:16 Last modified: 01 Oct 2024 13:06 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90187