Authoritarian Inheritance, Political Conflict and Conservative Party Institutionalisation
The Cases of Chile and Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3333958 |
|---|---|
| Authors | André Borges (0000-0002-2129-8091, Universidade de Brasília, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 767-793 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x21000742 |
| OpenAlex | W3202647927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
Party development in post-transition Latin America has often proceeded unevenly, as right-wing elites opted for non-partisan forms of political action and conservative parties remained poorly institutionalised. Recent research has demonstrated that party-building was facilitated where the political Right benefited from valuable political assets - party brand, territorial organisation, sources of funding and clientelistic networks - inherited from authoritarian regimes. This article argues that authoritarian inheritance in isolation is insufficient to foster conservative party institutionalisation. It analyses the trajectories of the major right-wing parties in Brazil and Chile, where former authoritarian incumbents benefited extensively from authoritarian inheritance and yet levels of institutionalisation differed widely across parties. The comparative analysis demonstrates that right-wing parties were most likely to consolidate where, in addition to inheriting valuable resources from the dictatorship, they experienced ideologically driven, violent conflict during their early years
Authoritarianism · Clientelism · Democracy · Dictatorship · Ideology · Inheritance (genetic algorithm) · Institutionalisation · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America
Political Order in Changing Societies
Authoritarian Brazil
Party Vibrancy and Democracy in Latin America
Traditional Politics and Regime Change in Brazil
Challenges of Party-Building in Latin America
Party Brands in Crisis
Party Systems in Latin America
The Right in Latin America
Elite Polarization and the Electoral Impact of Left-Right Placements
Timing, sequences and new party institutionalization in South America
Latin American Neopopulism
The Development of Stable Party Support
The resilience of the Latin American right
The Latin American Left's Mandate
Elite Investments in Party Institutionalization in New Democracies
Presidents, Parties, and Policy Competition
Beyond Patronage
Partisanship and Party System Institutionalization
Party Institutionalization in New Democracies
Institutionalization and Peronism
Shadows From the Past
It's the Christian Democrats' Fault
From Antipetismo to Generalized Antipartisanship
Don't Call It a Comeback
Historical Polarization and Representation in South American Party Systems, 1900–1990
The Legacy of Dictatorship for Democratic Parties in Latin America
The Political Recrafting of Social Bases of Party Competition
Os partidos políticos brasileiros realmente não importam
Decadência longe do poder
Democracy, interrupted
Organização e poder nos partidos brasileiros
Segmented Party-Voter Linkages in Latin America
Uprooted but Stable
You Win Some, You Lose Some
Chile
The Power of Counterrevolution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |