The effects of gubernatorial influence and political careerism on senatorial voting behavior: the argentine case

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"What forces shape the behavior of incumbent legislators in a federation? Do subnational political elites (particularly governors) influence legislators' decisions on national policies? Do legislators' own political backgrounds and office ambitions motivate their actions in the chamber? We address these questions by estimating the causal effect of gubernatorial influence and individual political careerism on the voting behavior of regionally based legislators (i.e., senators) in Argentina, where electoral and candidate nomination rules provide little room for individualistic behavior in Parliament. Taking advantage of roll call voting data, we calculate the distance between each senator and her or his national party leader in the chamber. We document evidence that, on average, senators from governors' parties systematically break party unity. This effect grows as gubernatorial power increases. Moreover, we find that senators with successful local level political careers are also more likely to behave autonomously from their national party leaders. Finally, we show that the impact of senators' office ambitions on their voting patterns is surprisingly small." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Die Effekte des Einflusses der Gouverneure und politischer Karrierismus bei den Senatorenwahlen: der argentinische Fall
• ISSN: 1866-802X
• Extent: Seite(n): 73-106
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal of Politics in Latin America, 6(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Argentinien ; regionale Entwicklung ; regionale Integration ; Karriere ; Wahl ; Wähler ; Wahlkampf ; Wahlverhalten ; Politiker ; lokale Elite ; Macht ; Einfluss ; Senat ; Südamerika ; Entwicklungsland ; Lateinamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kikuchi, Hirokazu ; Lodola, Germán
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2014

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-7631
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST