Programs and Parties: Rethinking Electoral Competition Through Analysis of Brazilian 'Grotões'

The 'salience theory of party competition' moves on from the 'programmatic paradox' imposed by the classic Downsian proximity model and demonstrates that parties compete with each other by means of the emphases they give to certain issues. They do this by leveraging their governm...

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Main Author: Nara Salles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2019-09-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:https://brazilianpoliticalsciencereview.org/article/programs-and-parties-rethinking-electoral-competition-through-analysis-of-brazilian-grotoes/