A ‘southern model’ of electoral mobilisation? Clientelism and electoral politics in Spain

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ID6408087
AuthorsJonathan Hopkins (0000-0002-3187-4013, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), Jonathan Hopkin
Year2001
Volume24
Issue1
Pages115-136
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402380108425420
OpenAlexW2081896201
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited31

It is often argued that clientelism is a key feature of electoral mobilisation in southern European democracies. This article examines the evidence for clientelism in the Spanish case, assessing the recruitment, redistributive strategies and electoral performance of governing parties in the 1977–96 period. It finds little evidence of extensive clientelistic mobilisation; instead, political parties' use of state resources is largely consistent with their programmatic and ideological positions. 'Old' clientelism from the pre‐democratic era mostly did not survive the change of regime, whilst 'new' clientelism based on the expansion of state employment contributed to the Socialist Party's organisational consolidation, but was not a significant feature of its strategy of electoral mobilisation

Clientelism · Consolidation (business · Democracy · Economics · Electoral geography · Electoral politics · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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