Replication Data for: \"Substantive representation: Explaining the adoption of Indigenous rights legislation in Latin America\"

Online Appendix and Replication Material (Data + Do-File) for the Article “Substantive representation: Explaining the adoption of Indigenous rights legislation in Latin America” When using the data, please cite this article (https://doi.org/10.1017/lar.2025.15) The dataset used for this article is based on the INDILEX database. It contains yearly information about the number of Indigenous articles adopted in each country since 1979. Article Abstract: Indigenous peoples belong to the most underprivileged groups worldwide. To address this situation, countries in Latin America and beyond increasingly recognize Indigenous rights constitutionally. However, these constitutional rights are not implemented equally everywhere. This could relate to the corresponding ordinary law – or lack thereof. Here I ask: Under what conditions are Indigenous peoples represented in ordinary legislation? To answer this question, I collected the original INDILEX dataset on the status of Indigenous peoples and their rights in the legislation of sixteen Latin American countries (1979-2018). Building on the political representation literature, I contrast descriptive representation with political allies, social movements, and favourable context factors as determinants of the substantive representation of Indigenous peoples. The analysis shows that leftist presidents and a broad constitutional mandate are key predictors for Indigenous rights legislation. The role of Indigenous civil society and democracy depends on time frame and operationalization choice.

《实质性代表（Substantive representation）：解释拉丁美洲原住民权利立法的采纳》一文的在线附录与复现材料（数据+Do文件（Do-File））。使用本数据集时，请引用该论文（https://doi.org/10.1017/lar.2025.15）。

本文所用数据集基于INDILEX数据库，收录了1979年以来拉丁美洲各国通过的原住民权利相关法案数量的年度统计信息。

论文摘要：原住民群体（Indigenous peoples）是全球最弱势的群体之一。为改善这一境况，拉丁美洲及其他地区的国家愈发多地在宪法中确立原住民权利的相关条款。然而，这些宪法权利的落地实施各地并不均衡，这一差异或与对应的普通立法（或缺乏此类立法）密切相关。本文旨在探究：在何种条件下，原住民群体能够在普通立法中获得代表？为解答这一问题，笔者构建了原创性的INDILEX数据集，涵盖1979年至2018年间16个拉丁美洲国家的原住民群体地位及其立法中的权利状况。本文依托政治代表研究领域的理论框架，对比分析了描述性代表（descriptive representation）、政治盟友、社会运动与有利语境因素作为原住民实质性代表的决定因素的作用。研究结果显示，左翼总统与广泛的宪法授权是原住民权利立法的关键预测变量；原住民民间社会与民主的作用则取决于研究的时间框架与操作化选择。