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Biting the Hand That Feeds Them? Abkhazia–Russia Client–Patron Relations

open access: yesPost-Soviet Affairs, 2020
The article discusses the post-Soviet de facto state of Abkhazia, and its relationship to its main patron, Russia. All patron–client nexuses are marked by a high degree of asymmetrical power – especially with de facto states, which depend upon the patron
Pål Kolstø
exaly   +2 more sources

Client Agency in a Multiple Patron Setting: The Case of Iraqi Kurdistan

open access: yesTerritory, Politics, Governance
This paper delves into the dynamics of patron-client relationships within the context of Iraqi Kurdistan, examining how the Kurdish leadership navigates and manages multiple patron relationships.
Kamaran Palani
exaly   +2 more sources

The Role of Patron-Client Relations on the Fishing Behaviour of Artisanal Fishermen in the Spermonde Archipelago (Indonesia)

open access: yesMarine Policy, 2016
Patron-client systems are ubiquitous in small-scale fisheries and are thought to have an important role on the way marine resources are exploited. With the aim of identifying key differences between fishermen with a patron and independent fishermen ...
Sara Miñarro   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

Patrons, Clients and Friends

1984
The form of social relations described by the terms 'patronage' and 'patron-client relations' is of central concern to sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists today. Characterised by its voluntary and highly personal but often fully institutionalised nature, it is a type of behaviour found in almost every human society.
S. N. Eisenstadt, Luis Roniger
openaire   +1 more source

How Patron-Client Relations Influence Fisheries Co-Management: A Case Study of Bangladesh

open access: yesWorld Development
Patron-client relations have long played a significant role in influencing the management of fisheries and shaping fisherfolk livelihoods. Despite a vast literature on patron-client relations in fisheries, little literature explicitly examines how these ...
Fiona Nunan
exaly   +2 more sources

A Note on Patron‐Client Theory

Ethos, 1984
In the now considerable literature on the patron-client relationship (Eisenstadt and Roniger 1980; Foster 1963; Gait 1973; Redfield 1973; Rozen 1980; Wolf 1966), one point of consensus is the functional or beneficial character of the relationship for the client.
openaire   +1 more source

Patrons, Clients and Policies

2007
Most models of party competition assume that citizens vote for a platform rather than narrowly targeted material benefits. However, there are many countries where politicians win elections by giving money, jobs, and services in direct exchange for votes.
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Patrons, Clients, and Empire

2003
Abstract This book applies a patron-client model to case studies of imperial over-rule to examine the political relationships between administrative and indigenous hierarchies derived from existing social structures and surviving into the period of decolonization. It goes beyond classification of administration as ‘direct’ or ‘indirect’,
openaire   +1 more source

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