Editing Benn Miguel Posner 2010 (section)

==='''Discussion and Conclusion'''===
Ultimately, findings reveals that ethnicity plays a significant role in terms of political power.
Possible explanations for specific role of ethnicity, such as for whom it impacts politically consist of: 
:1. ''Political Elites'': Politicians are better rewarded when they invoke peoples’ ethnicity to mobilize support and retain and receive greater political power. Efforts for ethnic mobilization tends to be more prioritized leading up to elections. 
:2. ''Citizens'': Since elections reflect a time where voting citizens are in control of determining who gets to govern resources, they are more mindful of potential candidates who share similar identities, specifically ethnicity-based. 
Due to limitations of study, there are no study-based conclusions, but an educated conclusions provided by the authors is that these two theories are complementary, not competitive.