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Party Nationalization in Pre- and Post-Authoritarian Chile

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ID6315470
AuthorsMorgenstern (0000-0001-7258-8657, University of Pittsburgh), Scott Morgenstern, J Polga-Hecimovich (0000-0002-0711-6255, University of Pittsburgh), Peter M Siavelis (0000-0002-6198-8206, Wake Forest University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue5
Pages751-766
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068812453370
OpenAlexW3125722127
LanguageSW
Citations received8
References cited27

Chile’s parties have been characterized as ‘European’ in their development and institutionalization, but ‘Latin American’ in their high degree of political localism. Yet the specialized literature has not tested these tendencies nor developed a theory as to how they may coexist. Using the concept of party nationalization, we establish the veracity of the claims in the literature and propose a theory of static and dynamic nationalization development. We show that, as in Western European systems, Chile’s political parties exhibited progressive static nationalization until 1973. Since re-democratization, parties have demonstrated low levels of static nationalization, while the coalitions are highly nationalized. Concurrently, both parties and the coalitions have exhibited low levels of dynamic nationalization like parties throughout Latin America. We argue that these conflicting patterns are due to the interactive effect of functional cleavages and electoral institutions

Democracy · Democratization · Institutionalisation · Latin Americans · Localism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America

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Citations per year0,73
Citation span2015 - 2025 (11)
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