The Influence of Party Systems on Citizens’ Perceptions of Corruption and Electoral Response in Latin America
Abstract
This study examines how different party systems in Latin America affect the capability of opposition parties to use public concerns about political corruption for electoral mobilization. Opposition partisanship is more strongly linked to perceptions of corruption in the ideologically polarized party system of Chile than in the hegemonic party system then in decline in Mexico or in the centrist two-party system of Costa Rica. However, the capability of opposition parties in all three party systems to mobilize electoral support among voters dissatisfied with corruption is weakened by the tendency of these politically alienated citizens to withdrawfrom all types of political involvement. Implications of the findings for redressing problems of political corruption through the electoral process and for a deepening of democracy in Latin America are discussed.
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The ideological distance between parties makes opposition voters more likely to perceive the government as corrupt.
“Thirdly, the ideological distance between parties also makes opposition voters more likely to perceive the government as corruptfoot_0 (Davis et al., 2004).”
From Political polarization and corruption: A theoretical and empirical review (2024) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2004
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“Thirdly, the ideological distance between parties also makes opposition voters more likely to perceive the government as corrupt 1 (Davis et al., 2004). intersections. east european journal of society and politics, 10 (2): 21–33.”
Background
- Authors
- Davis, C. L., Camp, R. A., & Coleman, K. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Claremont McKenna College (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Venue
- Comparative Political Studies
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-08
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 677-703
- ISSN
- 0010-4140 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3829
- OpenAlex
- W1979949353
- Cited by
- 126
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 34.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Comparative Political Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Dynamics in Latin America
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Politics and Society in Latin America
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Keywords
- party system, political corruption, corruption perception, opposition parties, voter mobilization, political alienation, political participation, ideological polarization, hegemonic party system, two-party system, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, Latin America, democracy
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