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Right-Wing Moderation, Left-Wing Inertia and Political Cartelisation in Post-Transition Chile

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Aldo Madariaga Open the ORCID record for Aldo Madariaga [Opens in a new window]  and
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Aldo Madariaga
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Associate Professor, Centro de Economía y Políticas Sociales (Centre for Economics and Social Policy, CEAS), Universidad Mayor, Chile and Adjunct Researcher, Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social (Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies, COES), Chile
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser*
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Full Professor, School of Political Science, Diego Portales University, Chile and Associate Researcher, COES, Chile
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Abstract

By examining the Manifesto Project data for post-transition Chile, we show growing convergence in the electoral competition strategies between the centre-left and centre-right coalitions. While the former is characterised by inertia, the latter is marked by gradual yet relentless programmatic moderation. To interpret these results, we rely not only on theories of salience and party adaptation, but also on the cartel party thesis. This contribution reinforces the findings of increasing literature on post-transition Chile that reveals growing collusion between the mainstream left-wing and right-wing coalitions, which have increasing difficulties channelling demands emanating from below and therefore providing adequate political representation.

Spanish abstract

Spanish abstract

A través de un análisis de los datos del Proyecto Manifiesto sobre Chile en la post-transición, mostramos que hay una creciente convergencia en las estrategias electorales entre las coaliciones de centro-izquierda y de centro-derecha. Mientras que la primera se caracteriza por tener cierta inercia, la otra está marcada por una gradual, aunque persistente, moderación programática. Para interpretar estos resultados, nos apoyamos no sólo en teorías sobre la relevancia y adaptación partidarias, sino también en las tesis del partido-cartel. Nuestra contribución refuerza los hallazgos de una creciente literatura sobre la post-transición en Chile que revela una mayor colusión entre las coaliciones de izquierda y de derecha, las que han tenido cada vez más dificultades en canalizar las demandas emanadas desde abajo y por lo tanto en proveer una adecuada representación política.

Portuguese abstract

Portuguese abstract

Ao examinar os dados do Projeto Manifesto no Chile pós-transicional, mostramos uma crescente convergência nas estratégias de competição eleitoral entre as alianças da centro-esquerda e da centro-direita. Enquanto a primeira se caracterizou pela inércia, a segunda foi marcada por uma gradual e ao mesmo tempo incansável moderação programática. Para interpretar estes resultados, contamos não somente com teorias de saliência e adaptação partidária, mas também na tese de partido-cartel. Este artigo reforça as descobertas das emergentes publicações sobre o Chile pós-transicional que revela um gradativo embate entre as alianças tradicionais de esquerda e de direita, sendo que essas têm encontrado crescente dificuldade em canalizar as demandas oriundas de baixo, providenciando representação política adequada.

Keywords

Chilemanifestospolitical competitionright-wing moderationcartelisationChilemanifiestoscompetencia políticamoderación de derechacartelizaciónChilemanifestosrivalidade políticamoderação de direitacartelização
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Journal of Latin American Studies , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , May 2020 , pp. 343 - 371
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63 The ‘market regulation’ category in the MARPOR database is ‘per403’.

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66 Michelle Bachelet (Concertación), ‘Programa de gobierno, 2006–2010’, Oct. 2005, p. 10.

67 Michelle Bachelet (Nueva Mayoría), ‘Programa de gobierno, 2014–2018’, Oct. 2013, p. 11.

68 Categories ‘per401’ and ‘per414’ in the MARPOR database.

69 Categories ‘per503’ and ‘per504’ in the MARPOR database.

70 The category for ‘education’ in the MARPOR database is ‘per506’.

71 Alcántara Sáez, ‘La ideología de los partidos políticos chilenos’.

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80 The index was created by aggregating categories associated with either authoritarian or democratic values. For authoritarianism, it includes favourable mentions of the military and pre-democratic elites along with negative mentions of democracy. For democracy, it includes negative views about the military and pre-democratic elites and positive mentions of democracy, human rights and compensation to victims. The respective categories in the MARPOR database are ‘per104’, ‘per202_2’, ‘per305_4’ and ‘per605_1’ for authoritarianism, and ‘per105’, ‘per202_1’, ‘per201_2’, ‘per305_5’, ‘per305_6’ and ‘per605_2’ for democracy.

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93 Categories ‘per603’ and ‘per604’ respectively in the MARPOR database.

94 For example, in the Centre-Left's 2013 electoral manifesto there is only a single sentence that touches upon legalising abortion in certain circumstances (p. 169), something that indeed occurred during Bachelet's second administration and generated a heated debate within the coalition.

95 Luna and Rovira Kaltwasser, ‘Conclusion. Right (and Left) Politics’.

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97 Categories ‘per605_1’ and ‘per605_2’ respectively in the MARPOR database.

98 Evelyn Matthei (Alianza por Chile), ‘Programa presidencial, 2014–2018’, Sept. 2013, p. 75.

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100 Donoso and von Bülow, Social Movements in Chile; Roberts, ‘(Re)Politicizing Inequalities’.

101 Huneeus, ‘La democracia semisoberana’, p. 50.

102 Katz and Mair, ‘The Cartel Party Thesis’, p. 759.

103 Luna and Mardones, ‘Chile: Are the Parties Over?’; Altman and Luna, ‘Uprooted but Stable’; Castiglioni and Rovira Kaltwasser, ‘Introduction. Challenges to Political Representation’, Luna, ‘Chile's Crisis of Representation’; Rosenblatt, Party Vibrancy; Huneeus, ‘La democracia semisoberana’.

104 Boas, ‘Varieties of Electioneering’, p. 645.