Between Renewal and Stability: Party System Change from a Multi-Level Perspective in Brazil (1998–2018) |
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Authors: | Jayane dos Santos Maia Pedro Bras Martins da Costa Thaís Cavalcante Martins Matheus Lucas Hebling |
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Institution: | 1. German Institute for Global and Area Studies;2. Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil;3. University of Campinas, Brazil |
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Abstract: | The growth of the far right and election results in Brazil are often associated with national or large-scale events. The multi-level features of these developments, namely party competition at the sub-national level, are overlooked in the literature. This article argues that changes in the Brazilian national party system – those observed from Bolsonaro's election, mainly – are rooted in sub-national political dynamics. Through a comparative and longitudinal analysis of multi-level executive and legislative elections, we find that, although there are distinct patterns of competition between the national-sub-national and within-country levels, this difference is not evident in volatility. |
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Keywords: | Brazil change congruence electoral volatility multi-level party system |
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