Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaNot so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil
Argentina and Brazil illustrate how distinctive electoral designs impact candidate selection for subnational elective offices. In Argentina, the provinces’ autonomy to establish their own electoral rules extends to the selection of candidates. Their adherence to the national law is optional. In Braz...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2024
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| description | Argentina and Brazil illustrate how distinctive electoral designs impact candidate selection for subnational elective offices. In Argentina, the provinces’ autonomy to establish their own electoral rules extends to the selection of candidates. Their adherence to the national law is optional. In Brazil, although all states share the same electoral legislation, the rules for choosing candidates are established by each political party, whether at the national or subnational level. This study analyzes how the political reforms carried out in both countries in recent years have affected the selection of subnational candidates. By applying a top-down approach for a multilevel analysis, we argue that political reforms driven from the national level in both countries have posed multilevel tensions that have had various effects on these electoral and party systems, impacting the degree of plurality and the transparency of the elections. In Argentina, the failed process of vertical homogenization of candidate selection through open, simultaneous, and obligatory primaries (PASO) has impacted subnational electoral reforms and practices among provincial political actors. In the Brazilian case, national jurisprudence and reforms have emerged to foster coordination between parties at both levels of government. Both cases show a tendency towards nominations of closed and vertical candidacies as a result of multilevel tensions. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-59462024-01-01T15:46:53Z Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil No tan distintos: reformas y tensiones multinivel en la selección de candidaturas subnacionales en Argentina y Brasil Não tão diferentes: reformas e tensões multiníveis na seleção de candidatos subnacionais na Argentina e no Brasil Maia, Jayane dos Santos Pesquero-Bordón, Jimena abordagem de top-down Argentina Brasil reformas eleitorais seleção de candidatos tensão multinível abordaje top-down Argentina Brasil reformas electorales selección de candidaturas tensión multinivel top-down approach Argentina Brazil electoral reforms candidate selection multilevel tension Argentina and Brazil illustrate how distinctive electoral designs impact candidate selection for subnational elective offices. In Argentina, the provinces’ autonomy to establish their own electoral rules extends to the selection of candidates. Their adherence to the national law is optional. In Brazil, although all states share the same electoral legislation, the rules for choosing candidates are established by each political party, whether at the national or subnational level. This study analyzes how the political reforms carried out in both countries in recent years have affected the selection of subnational candidates. By applying a top-down approach for a multilevel analysis, we argue that political reforms driven from the national level in both countries have posed multilevel tensions that have had various effects on these electoral and party systems, impacting the degree of plurality and the transparency of the elections. In Argentina, the failed process of vertical homogenization of candidate selection through open, simultaneous, and obligatory primaries (PASO) has impacted subnational electoral reforms and practices among provincial political actors. In the Brazilian case, national jurisprudence and reforms have emerged to foster coordination between parties at both levels of government. Both cases show a tendency towards nominations of closed and vertical candidacies as a result of multilevel tensions. Argentina y Brasil ilustran cómo distintos diseños electorales impactan en la selección de candidaturas para cargos electivos subnacionales. En Argentina, la autonomía de las provincias para establecer sus propias normas electorales se extiende a la selección de candidaturas, pues es opcional la adhesión a la ley nacional. En Brasil, si bien la legislación electoral es común para todos los estados, las reglas al elegir candidaturas, ya sea a nivel nacional o subnacional, son establecidas por cada partido. En este artículo se analiza cómo las reformas políticas llevadas a cabo en ambas naciones han tenido efectos sobre la selección de candidaturas subnacionales. Utilizando el abordaje top-down para el análisis multinivel, argumentamos que las reformas políticas en estos dos países han planteado tensiones multinivel con impactos en sus sistemas electorales y partidarios que afectaron el grado de pluralidad y la transparencia de la oferta electoral. En Argentina, el proceso fallido de homogeneización vertical de la selección de candidaturas a través de las primarias, abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO) ha impactado en las reformas electorales subnacionales y en las prácticas de los actores políticos provinciales. En el caso brasileño, la jurisprudencia y las reformas nacionales surgen para fomentar la coordinación entre los partidos en ambos niveles de gobierno. Los dos casos muestran una tendencia a las nominaciones de candidaturas cerradas y verticalistas. Argentina e Brasil ilustram como diferentes desenhos eleitorais impactam a seleção de candidatos para cargos eletivos subnacionais. Na Argentina, a autonomia das províncias para estabelecerem as suas próprias regras eleitorais estende-se à seleção dos candidatos, uma vez que a adesão à legislação nacional é opcional. No Brasil, embora a legislação eleitoral seja comum a todos os estados, as regras de escolha dos candidatos, seja no nível nacional ou subnacional, são estabelecidas por cada partido. Este artigo analisa como as reformas políticas realizadas em ambas nações tiveram efeitos na seleção de candidatos subnacionais. Utilizando a abordagem top-down para análise multinível, argumentamos que as reformas políticas nestes dois países aumentaram tensões multiníveis com impactos nos seus sistemas eleitorais e partidários que impactaram o grau de pluralidade e transparência da oferta eleitoral. Na Argentina, o processo fracassado de homogeneização vertical da seleção de candidatos por meio de primárias abertas, simultâneas e obrigatórias (PASO) impactou as reformas eleitorais subnacionais e as práticas dos atores políticos provinciais. No caso brasileiro, a jurisprudência e as reformas nacionais surgem para promover a coordenação entre os partidos nos dois níveis de governo. Os dois casos mostram uma tendência para nomeações de candidatos fechadas e de forma vertical. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2024-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html text/xml application/epub+zip audio/mpeg https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946 10.17141/iconos.78.2024.5946 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 78 (2024): Sistemas electorales subnacionales en América Latina; 15-32 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 78 (2024): Sistemas eleitorais subnacionais na América Latina; 15-32 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 78 (2024): Subnational electoral systems in Latin America ; 15-32 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946/4471 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946/4483 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946/4484 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946/4504 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/5946/4516 Derechos de autor 2023 Jayane dos Santos Maia, Jimena Pesquero-Bordón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.es |
| spellingShingle | Maia, Jayane dos Santos Pesquero-Bordón, Jimena Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title | Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title_full | Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title_short | Not so different: Reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in Argentina and Brazil |
| title_sort | not so different: reforms and multilevel tensions in the selection of subnational candidacies in argentina and brazil |
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