Candidate Matters: A Study of Ethnic Parties, Campaigns, and Elections in Latin America

by Karleen Jones West

In developing democracies, political parties built around charismatic personalities, coupled with populist campaigns, often ascend to power. This tactic has long been effective in Latin America, and has resulted in parties that rely heavily on personalistic appeals and vote-buying. The predominant view is that ethnic parties are an exception to this rule; they behave differently from traditional populist parties by attracting voters based on the expectation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190068841
• ISBN13: 9780190068844
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"