Re-Entering Electoral Politics
Reputation and Party System Change in Spain and Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6314940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kerstin Hamann (0000-0002-2019-3511), Barbara Sgouraki-Kinsey |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-77 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068899005001004 |
| OpenAlex | W1971764428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article examines change in the Greek and Spanish party systems between their pre- and post-authoritarian periods. While the Greek party system displayed substantial continuity, the Spanish system showed considerable change. We connect continuity in party structure with length of interruption of competitive electoral politics. Our argument relies on the idea of reputation to explain why Spanish party leaders were far less constrained in moving their parties along the policy space than their Greek counterparts. Political parties in Spain had less reputation for established policy positions than Greek parties. Our argument and its implications are formally derived from a model developed by Bowler. We evaluate some alternative explanations and conclude that reputation is a factor accounting for variation in party system change in these two cases. At the time of the transition party leaders were presented with different opportunities to redefine their respective parties' policy positions
Argument (complex analysis · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Multi-party system · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2016 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |