Legitimising political party representation: Party law development in Latin America

被引:6
作者
Molenaar, Fransje [1 ]
机构
[1] Leiden Univ, Inst Polit Sci, NL-2300 RB Leiden, Netherlands
关键词
Party law; political parties; legitimacy; Latin America; DEMOCRACY;
D O I
10.1177/0192512114526763
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This study traces the development of party law from its first appearance in the early 20th century to its reappearance in post-transitional Latin America and demonstrates how legislators frequently use party law to legally validate the participation of political parties in the electoral process. Through an analysis of instances of cartelising party laws and party deregulation, this article shows that the cartelising use of party law is often followed by a backlash when society and new elites contest parties' monopolisation of representation. The legal validation of political parties is hence not sufficient for the legitimisation of the political status quo in terms of party. Instead, this article shows that elites that build their power merely on formal rules risk diminishing the political legitimacy of the system that these rules seek to uphold.
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页码:324 / 338
页数:15
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