Fragmentation Without Cleavages? Endogenous Fractionalization in the Brazilian Party System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6247807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cesar Zucco (0000-0001-8263-9585), Timothy J Power (0000-0003-3684-9914) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-500 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4159 • E-ISSN: 2151-6227 |
| Publisher | Comparative Politics CUNY (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5129/001041521x15941508069585 |
| OpenAlex | W3121905827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article investigates the causes of party system hyperfragmentation in Brazil. We ask why hyperfragmentation — understood as extreme multipartism that continues to fractionalize — occurs despite significant changes to social cleavages or to electoral rules. Using survey data from federal legislators, we rule out the possibility of new issue-based multidimensionality. Using new estimates of the ideological position of legislative parties, we show that new party entry was not driven by polarization or convergence among traditional parties. We advance an alternative explanation of "fragmentation without cleavages," arguing that changing dynamics of electoral list composition, federal party funding, and coalition management have changed the context of political ambition. For strategically minded elites, it is more attractive than ever before to be a dominant player in a small party
Economics · Ethnic group · Fractionalization · Fragmentation (computing · Ideology · Law and economics · Legislature · Polarization (electrochemistry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration
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Dynamic party system fragmentation
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Do Fisiologismo Ao Centro Do Poder
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Entries and Withdrawals
Electoral Institutions, Cleavage Structures, and the Number of Parties
Disloyal Brokers and Weak Parties
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |