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Annual Review of Political Science, 2011 Clientelism is characterized by the combination of particularistic targeting and contingency-based exchange. This method of contingent exchange thrives in both autocracies and democracies. It exists in a large variety of cultural contexts. Confronted with economic development, clientelism fades away in some political contexts but adapts and survives in
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Win big, buy more: political parties, competition and electoral clientelism
East European Politics, 2023 Political parties use electoral clientelism to mobilise their core voters and to persuade swing voters to support them. Earlier research shows that clientelism occurs more often in highly competitive elections.
Sergiu Gherghina, Claudiu Marian
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Democratization, 2023 How does electoral competition shape parties’ use of clientelist strategies during elections? In this article, we present a theoretical framework which suggests that in contexts where electoral clientelism is present but not ubiquitous, clientelist ...
Stephen Dawson, N. Charron, M. Justesen
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The impact of corruption and clientelism on voter turnout in Africa
Crime, law and social change, 2023 This article explores the effect of corruption and clientelism on voter turnout in a sample of 34 African countries. It draws on Afrobarometer survey data from Round 5 and utilises a multilevel model to estimate individual and country-level effects.
E. B. Tambe, Moletsane Monyake
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Demanding recognition: a new Framework for the Study of Political Clientelism
African Affairs, 2023 Despite increasingly programmatic politics and competitive elections, political clientelism remains an enduring feature of African politics. More so, while politicians rarely deliver on political promises, citizens continue to demand and participate in
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Partisanship and Tolerance for Clientelism: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Romania
Political Studies, 2023 Studies on electoral clientelism are increasingly focusing on the demand side and explaining how voters react to electoral inducements. However, there is limited research about how candidate attributes and partisanship can determine citizens’ reactions ...
Sergiu Gherghina, I. Saikkonen
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Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2016 Since poverty is often believed to be a root cause of clientelism, government policies to reduce poverty should also help to reduce clientelism. However, scholars studying clientelism are more likely to view social policy as a potential resource for ...
Arun Ranga Swamy
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On inevitability of political clientelism in contemporary Serbia [PDF]
Sociologija, 2016 This paper deals with the problem of political clientelism in Serbia broadly defined as the selective distribution of benefits (money, jobs, information, a variety of privileges) to individuals or clearly defined groups in exchange for political
Cvejić Slobodan
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More than users: How political parties shape the acceptance of electoral clientelism
Party Politics, 2023 Political parties use electoral clientelism to augment their support in many societies around the world. Extensive research shows how parties use clientelism and how citizens’ attitudes towards clientelism are shaped by broad social and economic factors.
Sergiu Gherghina, Raluca Luțai
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Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2020 Background: This article seeks to examine ethical dilemmas and clientelism in the allocation of low-cost houses using 10 selected villages under the jurisdiction of the Greater Giyani Local Municipality area as units of analysis.
Ntwanano E. Mathebula, Mokoko P. Sebola
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