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Partisanship and tolerance for clientelism: evidence from a conjoint experiment in Romania

Gherghina, S. and Saikkonen, I. (2023) Partisanship and tolerance for clientelism: evidence from a conjoint experiment in Romania. Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00323217231178994) (Early Online Publication)

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Abstract

Studies on electoral clientelism are increasingly focusing on the demand side and explaining how voters react to electoral inducements. However, there is limited research about how candidate attributes and partisanship can determine citizens’ reactions to clientelism. This article therefore tests the relative weight that voters place on candidate attributes and partisanship in their reactions to clientelistic targeting in the context of a new democracy. We use evidence from an original conjoint experiment conducted in 2021 in Romania, where electoral clientelism is frequent. Our findings show that citizens react negatively to clientelistic inducements in general, but the effects vary based on the targeting strategy used by politicians. These negative effects are considerably weaker among co-partisans. This observation is especially relevant when testing the effect of partisanship in a political setting where it is low.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This research was funded by the Academy of Finland (Grant 316897) and by the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (project number: PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2019-0460).
Status:Early Online Publication
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Gherghina, Dr Sergiu
Authors: Gherghina, S., and Saikkonen, I.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:Political Studies
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:0032-3217
ISSN (Online):1467-9248
Published Online:12 June 2023
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2023 The Authors
First Published:First published in Political Studies 2023
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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