Profesores Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública

Dr. José Antonio Hernández: "Legados del autoritarismo: órigenes partidistas y capacidad programática"

 

Abstract: 

 

In this writing sample –which corresponds to the second chapter of my dissertation– I develop a theory about the origins of parties with programmatic capacity. The theory suggests that the timing of opposition party formation in autocratic settings plus “brokerage role” (i.e. the access that potential party founders have to a network of loyal followers before the creation of the party in combination with the willingness of authoritarian elites to use those networks to manage state-society relations) determine whether or not party founders invest time and resources in creating sound party programs and extensive organizations, and in recruiting members with similar stances on an array of policy issues. Parties with programmatic capacity are those created during an authoritarian apogee period (i.e., when the authoritarian elites are extremely powerful) by political entrepreneurs who do not control networks of loyal followers that the authoritarians are eager to use to build societal support. These parties emerge with the purpose of limiting the discretionary power of the autocrats. To achieve this goal, party founders develop the three traits required for programmatic capacity. Parties that emerge at other times or that perform “brokerage roles” do not develop programmatic capacity. By force of circumstance, these parties opt for clientelistic linkage strategies or for personalistic appeals to mobilize the electorate after democratization. The chapter is divided into three sections and a 15 page appendix.

 

Fecha: 25 de marzo de 2015

Lugar: Campus Santa Fe, Edificio Femsa, "TBC"

Hora: 12:00 a 14:00

Publico: Abierto