Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies

Argentina in Comparative Perspective

Noam Lupu editor Virginia Oliveros editor Luis Schiumerini editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The University of Michigan Press

Published:28th Feb '19

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Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies cover

Voting behavior is informed by the experience of advanced democracies, yet the electoral context in developing democracies is significantly different. Civil society is often weak, poverty and inequality high, political parties ephemeral and attachments to them weak, corruption rampant, and clientelism widespread. Voting decisions in developing democracies follow similar logics to those in advanced democracies in that voters base their choices on group affiliation, issue positions, valence considerations and campaign persuasion. Yet developing democracies differ in the weight citizens assign to these considerations. Where few social identity groups are politically salient and partisan attachments are sparse, voters may place more weight on issue voting. Where issues are largely absent from political discourse, valence considerations and campaign effects play a larger role. Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies develops a theoretical framework to specify why voter behavior differs across contexts.

The authors ably draw out key generalizations without neglecting the inevitable underlying tensions that remain from the 'different' pieces of the puzzle."" - Michael Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa

""This book should be of interest to both scholars of Argentine politics as well as those interested in elections more broadly."" - Sebastian Saeigh, University of California, San Diego

ISBN: 9780472131280

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 590g

304 pages