The Politics of Patronage in Latin America

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Despite the highly politicized nature of the state in the region, there is still little comparative research about the politics of patronage appointments, its scope, and varieties. The panel aims to fill in this gap by studying the dynamics of patronage appointments in various countries in Latin America. In particular, participants are encouraged to answer the following questions: Who has the power of making political appointment in the state, and what are the motives behind these appointments? And, what explains differences in patronage practices across or within countries?

Sub Track

• Political Institutions and Processes

Chair

• Conrado Ramos

Individual Presentations

• Las estrategias de patronazgo de un partido de gobierno con múltiples liderazgos en disputa: El Frente Amplio (2005-2015) - Conrado Ramos

• Patronazgo en Chile: Evidencia del debilitamiento de los partidos políticos - Emilio Moya

• Peru: Between Patronage and Technocracy - Paula Muñoz Chirinos, Universidad del Pacífico

• Patronage and accountability: civil servants and citizens in the Peruvian regions - Agnes Cornell, Aarhus University; Marcia Grimes, University of Gothenburg

Discussant

• Ezequiel A Gonzalez Ocantos, University of Oxford