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1. Parties and Civil Society in Latin America: The Dominance of Contingent and Frayed Linkages.

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Singer, Matthew

Subjects
*CIVIL society, *PEASANTS, *POLITICAL participation, *PUBLIC opinion, *SELF-fulfilling prophecy, *POLITICAL elites, *POLITICAL attitudes
Abstract

Party vibrancy can help parties reproduce themselves, but many long-lasting parties have exhausted former levels of vibrancy, and many new parties emerge and never form the intense connections that vibrancy entails. Yet while entrepreneurs forming parties under democracy may have the option to sidetrack developing party structures, new parties can and do build extensive grassroots networks. I suspect that many parties that Luna et al. code as fulfilling the core tasks of political parties would generate sufficient attachment from activists that Rosenblatt would code them as being vibrant, while most diminished subtype parties would not. Party History and Organization Ackerman focuses on the opportunities parties have to build connections with the public, and Van Dyck focuses on the incentives that parties have to do so. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2023
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2. Dynamics of Gubernatorial Approval: Evidence from a New Database.

Author

Singer, Matthew M.

Subjects
*DATABASES, *TIME series analysis, *PUBLIC opinion, *UNEMPLOYMENT statistics, *GUBERNATORIAL elections, *OFFICES, *SCANDALS
Abstract

This article introduces the State Executive Approval Database, a dataset of gubernatorial approval ratings that updates and adds to data previously collected by Beyle et al. In addition to the survey marginals, the dataset presents continuous quarterly and annual measures of the latent level of governor approval that are amenable for time series analysis. After evaluating how survey data availability varies across states and over time, I use the data to evaluate whether governors receive a honeymoon. While new governors do not have higher than expected levels of approval, the public expresses comparatively low levels of disapproval for new governors. This honeymoon is largely restricted to their first quarter in office and only occurs when they are elected to their first term. Governors who take office after their predecessor resigned get a slightly longer and more sustained reprieve from disapproval. Governor approval is also significantly shaped by unemployment levels in their state. These data will provide scholars with new opportunities to study accountability and representation at the state level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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