This book provides an in-depth look into key political dynamics
that obtain in a democracy without parties, offering a window into
political undercurrents increasingly in evidence throughout the
Latin American region, where political parties are
withering. For the past three decades, Peru has showcased a
political universe populated by amateur politicians and the
dominance of personalism as the main party–voter linkage
form. The study peruses the post-2000 evolution of some of
the key Peruvian electoral vehicles and classifies the partisan
universe as a party non-system. There are several elements
endogenous to personalist electoral vehicles that perpetuate
partylessness, contributing to the absence of party
building. The book also examines electoral dynamics in
partyless settings, centrally shaped by effective electoral supply,
personal brands, contingency, and iterated rounds of strategic
voting calculi. Given the scarcity of information electoral
vehicles provide, as well as the enormously complex political
environment Peruvian citizens inhabit, personal brands provide
readymade informational shortcuts that simplify the political
world. The concept of “negative legitimacy environments”
is furnished to capture political settings comprised of
supermajorities of floating voters, pervasive negative political
identities, and a generic citizen preference for newcomers and
political outsiders. Such environments, increasingly present
throughout Latin America, produce several deleterious effects,
including high political uncertainty, incumbency disadvantage, and
political time compression. Peru’s “democracy without
parties” fails to deliver essential democratic functions
including governability, responsiveness, horizontal and vertical
accountability, or democratic representation, among others.Â
General
Imprint: |
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
First published: |
2022 |
Authors: |
Omar Sanchez-Sibony
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
518 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2022 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-087581-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-087581-4 |
Barcode: |
9783030875817 |
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