Responsiveness and Accountability in Latin America

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

The study of responsiveness and accountability in Latin America has become crucial after the third wave of democratization. Do elected representatives hold political views that are similar to those of the citizens they represent? Is there something systematic about the dynamics of presidential popularity? What are slum dwellers’ perceptions, experiences, and attitudes associated with clientelism? Do external shocks to the economy affect the electoral returns to office? What is the impact of crime on victims’ ideological preferences? This panel brings together a series of papers that attempt to provide substantive and empirical answers to these inquiries. Two articles focus on Latin America as a whole (Lupu, Carlin) while the others focus on Argentina (Oliveros) and Brazil (Schiumerini, Visconti) in particular.

Sub Track

• Democratization and Political Parties

Session Organizer

• Giancarlo Visconti, Columbia University

Chair

• María L Tagina, Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Individual Presentations

• Commodity Shocks, Misattribution, and Incumbency Effects: Evidence from Brazil - Luis E Schiumerini, University of Oxford

• Shanty Town Politics: A Preliminary Analysis of Clientelism Where It Matters - Virginia Oliveros, Tulane University

• Public Support for Latin American Presidents: The Cyclical Model in Comparative Perspective - Ryan E Carlin, Georgia State University

• Crime Victimization and Ideological Preferences: Evidence from Brazil - Giancarlo Visconti, Columbia University

• Affluence and Congruence - Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University

Discussant

• Elizabeth J Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University