Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature

Political parties and candidates are engaging various methods and efforts to mobilize voters during electoral campaigns. Some of them are buying votes, offer jobs while others are using threats, intimidation and violence. All of these are components of more complex phenomenon, known as political cli...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raluca Luțai, Marius Grad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Facultatea de Stiinte Politice, SNSPA 2021-06-01
Series:Sfera Politicii
Subjects:
Online Access:http://revistasferapoliticii.ro/sfera/203-204/art02-LutaiGrad.php
id doaj-b326cc2ed3fc45bf8a3b2dff3f176c42
record_format Article
spelling doaj-b326cc2ed3fc45bf8a3b2dff3f176c422021-06-20T09:25:57ZengFacultatea de Stiinte Politice, SNSPASfera Politicii1221-67201221-67202021-06-01XXVIII203-204 (1-2)1323Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literatureRaluca Luțai0Marius Grad1Babeș-Bolyai University, ClujBabeș-Bolyai University, ClujPolitical parties and candidates are engaging various methods and efforts to mobilize voters during electoral campaigns. Some of them are buying votes, offer jobs while others are using threats, intimidation and violence. All of these are components of more complex phenomenon, known as political clientelism. Much scholarly attention is paid to why political parties use clientelism, what are the costs and benefits and what are the implications for democracy. However, we know little about the forms in which this occurs. The paper addresses this gap in literature and analyzes what types of clientelism exist and what are its main forms of manifestation, in various political and social contexts. It reviews the extensive literature on clientelism and focuses on two major categories: positive clientelism and negative clientelism.http://revistasferapoliticii.ro/sfera/203-204/art02-LutaiGrad.phpclientelismpositive clientelismnegative clientelismelectionspartiescandidates
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Raluca Luțai
Marius Grad
spellingShingle Raluca Luțai
Marius Grad
Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
Sfera Politicii
clientelism
positive clientelism
negative clientelism
elections
parties
candidates
author_facet Raluca Luțai
Marius Grad
author_sort Raluca Luțai
title Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
title_short Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
title_full Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
title_fullStr Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
title_full_unstemmed Forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. An analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
title_sort forms of manifestation of contemporary political clientelism. an analytical approach from the perspective of the specialized literature
publisher Facultatea de Stiinte Politice, SNSPA
series Sfera Politicii
issn 1221-6720
1221-6720
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Political parties and candidates are engaging various methods and efforts to mobilize voters during electoral campaigns. Some of them are buying votes, offer jobs while others are using threats, intimidation and violence. All of these are components of more complex phenomenon, known as political clientelism. Much scholarly attention is paid to why political parties use clientelism, what are the costs and benefits and what are the implications for democracy. However, we know little about the forms in which this occurs. The paper addresses this gap in literature and analyzes what types of clientelism exist and what are its main forms of manifestation, in various political and social contexts. It reviews the extensive literature on clientelism and focuses on two major categories: positive clientelism and negative clientelism.
topic clientelism
positive clientelism
negative clientelism
elections
parties
candidates
url http://revistasferapoliticii.ro/sfera/203-204/art02-LutaiGrad.php
work_keys_str_mv AT ralucalutai formsofmanifestationofcontemporarypoliticalclientelismananalyticalapproachfromtheperspectiveofthespecializedliterature
AT mariusgrad formsofmanifestationofcontemporarypoliticalclientelismananalyticalapproachfromtheperspectiveofthespecializedliterature
_version_ 1721370605556596736