Political Parties and Clientelism in Transition Countries: Evidence from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

Published online in Acta Politica in February 2020

21 Pages Posted: 26 Mar 2020

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Sergiu Gherghina

University of Glasgow

Clara Volintiru

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

Earlier research focused extensively on political parties as promoters and users of clientelism. However, previous studies have also revealed that parties are not monolithic organizations and they can be seen through the lenses of several faces or components. As such, it is unclear which of the party features is more conducive to clientelism than others. This article analyses several party features in relation to clientelism and tests their explanatory power. Our analysis is driven by a differentiation between several features of the political parties: performance in office, public funding, territorial coverage and notoriety of local political leaders. We rely on data from an original expert survey conducted for 15 parties in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine between February and June 2018.

Keywords: clientelism, political parties, funding, organization, EaP countries

Suggested Citation

Gherghina, Sergiu and Volintiru, Clara, Political Parties and Clientelism in Transition Countries: Evidence from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (2020). Published online in Acta Politica in February 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3547055 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3547055

Sergiu Gherghina (Contact Author)

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Clara Volintiru

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) ( email )

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