Organazing democracy: party machines, elections and vote in Brazil

• Grant number: 19/25865-0
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): June 01, 2020
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Political Behavior
• Principal Investigator: George Avelino Filho
• Grantee: Luís Gustavo Bruno Locatelli
• Home Institution: Escola de Administração de Empresas (EAESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/15658-1 - Subnational political institutions: a comparative study of Brazilian States, AP.TEM

Abstract

This project aims to examine comparatively whether and how parties' organizational characteristics influences the performance of the Brazilian political institutions, particularly by analyzing their effects on national and subnational electoral arenas over time. Based on the comparative analysis of the main political parties, this study aims to address a significant gap in Brazilian politics: to analyze the consequences of party organization differences (intra-party democracy and party strength) on electoral behavior (electoral volatility and electoral concentration), and then discuss their implications for party system and democratic consolidation. In addition, some institutional and sociopolitical control variables will be considered. The proposal is examine eleven parties, covering the period of twenty years (2000 - 2020). (AU)