Slave trades, kinship structures and women’s political participation in Africa

Kyklos • Vol/Iss. 77(3) • Wiley • • Published In • Pages: 734-758 •
By Walters, Leoné, Chisadza, Carolyn, Clance, Matthew

Hypothesis

In patrilineal ethnic regions, exposure of a given ethnic group to the transatlantic slave trade is not correlated with contemporary political participation by women from that ethnic group in twenty-first century national elections.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Two-Way Interaction ModelSupportedp < 0.05NANA

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Political ParticipationDependentElections
Patrilineal DescentIndependentRule Of Descent
Number of individuals enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade (1400–1900)IndependentExternal Trade, Slavery

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Walters, Leoné, Chisadza, Carolyn, Clance, MatthewIn non-patrilineal ethnic regions, exposure of a given ethnic group to the Indian Ocean slave trade is positively correlated with contemporary political participation by women from that ethnic group in twenty-first century national elections.
Walters, Leoné, Chisadza, Carolyn, Clance, MatthewIn non-patrilineal ethnic regions, exposure of a given ethnic group to the transatlantic slave trade is positively correlated with contemporary political participation by women from that ethnic group in twenty-first century national elections.
Walters, Leoné, Chisadza, Carolyn, Clance, MatthewIn patrilineal ethnic regions, exposure of a given ethnic group to the Indian Ocean slave trade is not correlated with contemporary political participation by women from that ethnic group in twenty-first century national elections.
Walters, Leoné, Chisadza, Carolyn, Clance, MatthewThe temporary gender imbalance caused by the slave trades affected the cultural norms surrounding women and gender differently in patrilineal ethnic regions compared to non-patrilineal ones.
Athias, LaureChildren's vaccination rate for measles will be negatively correlated with maternal ancestral ethnic group exposure to the slave trade and precolonial type of political succession.