Varieties of Clientelism - Comparing Patronage Democracies

Varieties of Clientelism makes the case that clientelistic politics takes different forms in different countries, and that this variation matters for understanding democracy, elections and governance.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Democratization.

List of contents

1. How clientelism varies: comparing patronage democracies 2. Analytical perspectives on varieties of clientelism 3. How democratization benefits brokers: a comparison of Mexico City and Khartoum 4. Clientelism in small states: how smallness influences patron– client networks in the Caribbean and the Pacific 5. Clientelism and dominant incumbent parties: party competition in an urban Turkish neighbourhood 6. Duelling networks: relational clientelism in electoral- authoritarian Malaysia 7. Democratization, party systems, and the endogenous roots of Ghanaian clientelism 8. Guns for hire and enduring machines: clientelism beyond parties in Indonesia and the Philippines

About the author

Edward Aspinall is Professor of Politics at the Australian National University. He is the author of several books, among them Opposing Suharto, Islam and Nation, and Democracy for Sale (with Ward Berenschot).
Ward Berenschot is Professor of Comparative Political Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and Senior Researcher at KITLV. Studying politics in India and Indonesia, he is the author of Riot Politics and Democracy for Sale (with Edward Aspinall).

Summary

Varieties of Clientelism makes the case that clientelistic politics takes different forms in different countries, and that this variation matters for understanding democracy, elections and governance. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Democratization.

Product details

• Assisted by: Edward Aspinall (Editor), Aspinall Edward (Editor), Ward Berenschot (Editor), Berenschot Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032402734
• ISBN: 978-1-032-40273-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage