Incumbency and Electoral Turnover in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4547294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert H Dix (Rice University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 435-448 |
| Publication date | 1984-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165475 |
| OpenAlex | W2782971101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 14 |
In contemporary Latin America whenever there are successive free elections turnover tends to occur at every opportunity. That is, incumbent parties or coalitions seldom win; if they do, they almost invariably show diminished electoral support compared to that of the previous election.The frequency of incumbent defeat seems especially remarkable in view of the traditionally strong Latin American presidency. The history of some Latin American countries has been replete withcontinuismo(the perpetuation of a president or regime in office through manipulation of formal constitutional procedures). Even in those polities with a record of frequent adherence to constitutional norms, the president has tended to be "strong," at least compared to other governmental institutions, such as legislatures, courts, and state or local governments. Unsatisfied with the term "presidential," in the North American sense, Jacques Lambert calls Latin American governments "regimes of presidential dominance" (Lambert, 1967
Dominance (genetics) · Economic history · Economics · Latin Americans · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Presidential system · Sociology · State (computer science) · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political Theory and Democracy · Politics and Society in Latin America
Patterns of Legislative Politics
Electoral Engineering
Part 1
Neo-Liberalism, Democracy and the State
The Ties that Bind
The Political Economy of Competitive Elections in the Developing World
Party System Institutionalization and Government Formation in new Democracies
The first two laws of politics
Increasing rents and incumbency disadvantage
States, Revolutionary Conflict and Democracy
Evolution of the Party System in Venezuela, 1946-1993
The effect of incumbency in national and local elections
The incumbency disadvantage in South Korean National Assembly elections
The electoral effect of underdevelopment
Radical Change at the Ballot Box
The Military in Politics
The Military Coup d’Etat as a Political Process
Latin American Politics and Development
Presidential Power in Latin American Politics
The Varieties of Revolution
Presidential Caesarism in Latin America
Presidential Popularity and Negative Voting
Military Government and the Movement toward Democracy in South America
Presidential Power in Latin American Politics
Government and Politics of Uruguay
The Closeness of Elections in Latin America
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2022 (36) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |