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This study investigates the effect of an ethnofederal system election and its electoral proximities on a peoples’ sense of national identification. While many studies have examined the connection between federalism and ethnic conflicts, fewer studies have inquired into peoples’ nationalistic sentiments with federalist elections. To fill this void, this study analyzes data from the World Value Survey (WVS). Politicians under ethnofederal systems are surrounded two political opportunity structures: appealing to subnational ethnic identities in election seasons make their local-popularity higher, and defeat in national-level elections by own uncompromising attitude do not lose their substantive political power in the regional federal government. Our analysis found that citizens of so-called ethnofederalist nations do demonstrate a reduced sense of attachments to their countries when elections happen, while citizens of unitary or federal systems do not. This study offers an additional perspective with which to consider the triangular relationship between elections, federalist system, and ethnonational issues. |
