Electoral Reform Under Limited Party Competition
The Adoption of Proportional Representation in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3036299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriel L Negretto (0000-0002-9196-8759, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, corresponding author), Giancarlo Visconti (0000-0002-0914-1497, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-51 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/lap.2017.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2792598753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 43 |
The adoption of proportional representation in Western Europe has been portrayed as either a defensive or an offensive competition strategy used by established parties to deal with the rise of new parties under majoritarian electoral rules. Neither explanation accounts for PR reform in other regions of the world, where the change took place in the absence of increased party competition. Analyzing the history of electoral reform in Latin America, this article argues that in a context of limited party competition, the initial adoption of PR was part of a strategy of controlled political liberalization promoted by authoritarian rulers. Subdividing this general reasoning, the article shows that PR reform followed different paths depending on the nature of the authoritarian regime and the events that called into question the existing majoritarian electoral system. This argument is supported with a comparative historical analysis of cases within and across each route to reform
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economics · Electoral reform · Latin Americans · Liberalization · Offensive · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |