Are Caucuses More Coherent than Parties? Ideological Behavior in Brazil's Fragmented Party System

• In Event: Causes and Consequences of Polarization around the World

Brief Overview

Using roll-call vote data, this paper examines whether Brazil’s congressional caucuses ("bancadas") are more ideologically cohesive than political parties in a context of party fragmentation

Author

• Gabriel de A. Castro, Cedarville University