Intersections of exclusion: the institutional dynamics of combined gender and ethnic quota systems

Despite growing interest in the politics of intersectionality, applications in the domain of electoral reform and political representation have been slow, both in scholarship and on the ground. This paper develops a new avenue of inquiry into this issue. Focusing on 17 countries that employ quotas/reservations for both women and ethnic minorities in elections to national parliament, I show that there are rarely representational gains for those …