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"Should I stay or should I go?": explaining political ambition by electoral success in Brazil

"Why run for reelection when the logic and incentives of the political system leave no doubt that running for other offices is a better option? This paper focuses on the factors that influence both the choice of career and the electoral success of those who run for reelection and those who attempt to obtain other offices, using Brazil as a case study, a typically fragmented, multiparty environment with a strong executive. The authors argue that legislators run for reelection because it is the safest bet for them. The probability of winning is higher for those who attempt reelection than for those running for any other office. Because static ambition is conditioned by election results and not by the intrinsic desire to develop a career in the legislative branch, career paths do not necessarily lead to improvements in legislative professionalization and institutionalization. This finding contradicts theories that relate career paths to legislative institutionalization." (author's abstract)

Weitere Titel
Nao sei se fico, nao sei se vou: explicando ambiçao de carreira pelo sucesso eleitoral no Brasil
"Soll ich bleiben oder gehen?": politische Ambitionen in Brasilien und Wahlerfolge
ISSN
1866-802X
Umfang
Seite(n): 73-95
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Erschienen in
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 5(3)

Thema
Politikwissenschaft
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Wahl
Erfolg
Brasilien
Karriere
Politik
Legislative
Institutionalisierung
Südamerika
Entwicklungsland
Lateinamerika

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Pereira, Carlos
Rennó, Lucio
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Deutschland
(wann)
2013

URN
urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-6870
Letzte Aktualisierung
21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ

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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Beteiligte

  • Pereira, Carlos
  • Rennó, Lucio

Entstanden

  • 2013

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