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Based on original interviews and fieldwork in Argentina's slums, this book uniquely shows how spatial segregation fuels demand for political brokers, with both machine parties and their challengers competing to enlist these intermediaries to secure support in impoverished districts.
List of contents
Part I. Discussing Machine Parties' Power: 1. Introduction; 2. A theory from the territory; Part II. Territorial Network Strategies in Argentina: 3. Brokers as party links to the poor; 4. Who are the Punteros and what do they do?; Part III. Cambiemos' Window of Opportunity in 2015: 5. A network for sale; 6. The Peronist divide and the success of Cambiemos; Part IV. Cambiemos' Networks: 7. Building an alternative network; 8. A working machine; Part V. Conclusions in Comparative Perspective: 9. Territorial network strategies beyond Argentina; 10. Final remarks; References.
About the author
Rodrigo Zarazaga is a full-time professor and senior researcher at the Instituto Universitario CIAS and at the National Council for Science and Technology from Argentina. He is a Jesuit priest, and his research has been published in journals such as Latin American Politics and Society, Journal of Theoretical Politics, World Development, Journal of Democracy, and Governance.
Summary
Based on original interviews and fieldwork in Argentina's slums, this book uniquely shows how spatial segregation fuels demand for political brokers, with both machine parties and their challengers competing to enlist these intermediaries to secure support in impoverished districts.
Foreword
Explores how pockets of poverty create a demand for political brokers and the intense competition among parties to recruit them.
