Pathways to Power (Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America)

Analyses of formal governmental institutions and electoral laws have considerably advanced our understanding of how politics works in Latin America. However, these analyses largely overlook the process of candidate recruitment and selection, an issue intricately tied to political outcomes and the functioning of democracy. In this volume, a team of experts uses a common analytic framework developed by the editors to analyze the recruitment and selection of executive and legislative candidates in six major countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay. It does so from two perspectives. First, as a dependent variable, the volume explores the party and legal factors that drive the recruitment and selection process, thus producing particular types of candidates. It then considers candidate type as an independent variable, analyzing the impact of candidate type on campaigns, political parties, and the behavior of legislators and presidents once elected. The result is the first fully comparative inquiry into a central, but largely neglected, determinant of politics in Latin America. A Cross-national Analysis Of Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection In Six Latin American Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico And Uruguay. Provides Typology And Theoretical Insights For Other Countries In The Region And Around The World--provided By Publisher. Part 1. Theoretical Framework: 1. Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection In Latin America: A Framework For Analysis / Peter M. Siavelis And Scott Morgenstern -- Part 2. Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection For The Legislative Branch: ; 2. The Recruitment And Selection Of Legislative Candidates In Argentina / Mark P. Jones ; 3. Political Ambition, Candidate Recruitment, And Legislative Politics In Brazil / David Samuels ; 4. Legislative Candidate Selection In Chile / Patricio Navia ; 5. Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompanado: Political Entrepreneurs And List Proliferation In Colombia / Erika Moreno And Maria Escobar-lemmon ; 6. Legislative Recruitment In Mexico / Joy Langston ; 7. Why Factions? Candidate Selection And Legislative Politics In Uruguay / Juan Andres Moraes -- Part 3. Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection For The Executive Branch: 8. Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection In Argentina: Presidents And Governors, 1983 To 2006 / Miguel De Luca ; 9. Political Recruitment In An Executive-centric System: Presidents, Ministers, And Governors In Brazil / Timothy J. Power And Marilia G. Mochel ; 10. Political Recruitment And Candidate Selection In Chile, 1990 To 2006: The Executive Branch / David Altman ; 11. Precandidates, Candidates, And Presidents: Paths To The Colombian Presidency / Steven L. Taylor, Felipe Botero, And Brian F. Crisp ; 12. Political Recruitment, Governance, And Leadership: How Democracy Has Made A Difference In Mexico / Roderic Ai Camp ; 13. Presidential Candidate Selection In Uruguay, 1942 To 2004 / Daniel Buquet And Daniel Chasquetti -- Part 4. Gender And Political Recruitment: 14. How Do Candidate Recruitment And Selection Processes Affect Representation Of Women? / Maria Escobar-lemmon And Michelle Taylor Robinson -- Part 5. Summary And Conclusions: 15. Pathways To Power And Democracy In Latin America / Scott Morgenstern And Peter M. Siavelis. Edited By Peter M. Siavelis, Scott Morgenstern. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [403]-422) And Index. Copyright......Page 5 7. Why Factions? Candidate Selection and Legislative Politics in Uruguay......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Party Names and Abbreviations......Page 16 Part I. Theoretical Framework......Page 20 1. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America: A Framework for Analysis......Page 22 Part II. Politcal Recruitment and Candidate Selection for the Legislative Branch......Page 58 3. Political Ambition, Candidate Recruitment, and Legislative Politics in Brazil......Page 95 5. Mejor Solo Que Mal Acompanado: Political Entrepreneurs and List Proliferation in Colombia......Page 138 6. Legislative Recruitment in Mexico......Page 162 Part III. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection for the Executive Branch......Page 206 8. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Argentina: Presidents and Governors, 1983 to 2006......Page 208 9. Political Recruitment in an Executive-Centric System: Presidents, Ministers, and Governors in Brazil......Page 237 10. Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Chile, 1990 to 2006: The Executive Branch......Page 260 11. Precandidates, Candidates, and Presidents: Paths to the Colombian Presidency......Page 290 12. Political Recruitment, Governance, and Leadership in Mexico: How Democracy Has Made a Difference......Page 311 13. Presidential Candidate Selection in Uruguay, 1942 to 2004......Page 335 Part IV. Gender and Political Recruitment......Page 362 14. How Do Candidate Recruitment and Selection Processes Affect the Representation of Women?......Page 364 Part V. Summary and Conclusions......Page 388 15. Pathways to Power and Democracy in Latin America......Page 390 References......Page 422 Index......Page 442 About the Contributors......Page 456 Back Cover......Page 460