Political careers in multi-level systems: Regional chief executives in Italy, 1970–2015

Grimaldi, Selena; Vercesi, Michelangelo

doi:10.1080/13597566.2017.1407314

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“…Three career paths (Borchert, 2011) have been detected: the unidirectional path from one level to another depending on the perceived hierarchy of political offices (usually bottom-up); the alternative path, with no clear hierarchy but with low interchange among levels; the integrated career path where no clear hierarchy is present but instead movements across levels are frequent. As for Italy, some recent studies (Grimaldi and Vercesi, 2018;Tronconi and Verzichelli, 2018) showed that local levels are increasingly perceived as desirable for career paths. political dimension in both periods).…”

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Oblique-change matters: ‘bradyseismic’ institutional change in local government

Bolgherini

Lippi

2020

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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In the last 30 years, Local Governments all over Europe experienced an intense season of institutional change of unprecedented width and intensity. This paper focuses on a neglected type of institutional change, a more indirect one – here labeled oblique-change – that however strongly influences the overall LG institutional change and local autonomy. Taking 2012 as the climax of the austerity period in Europe and Italy as a pilot case for future comparisons, this article shows that oblique-change matters to a considerable extent, and that it is much more frequent and highly impacting than expected. Moreover, it argues that bradyseismic adjustments provoked by oblique-change may turn out in an equally profound change of the local government's asset, as that induced by major reforms.

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Oblique-change matters: ‘bradyseismic’ institutional change in local government

Bolgherini

Lippi

2020

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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“…The aim of this article is to examine Polish regional elite career paths and the impact of a multilevel system. Most recent studies on the political careers of regional politicians focus on Western European countries (Botella et al 2010;Borchert 2011;Borchert and Stolz 2011a, b;Fischer and Stolz 2010;Stolz 2011;Stolz 2003;Stolz 2011;Stolz, Fischer 2014;Vanlangenakker et al 2013;Jäckle 2013;Dodeigne 2018;Grimaldi and Vercesi 2018). In comparing the Polish case with its Western counterparts, it is worth stressing its distinctive feature, which is that although the state can be classified as a 'regionalised unitary state', decentralisation is still a very recent development and further regionalisation is required.…”

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Polish Regional Elite Career Paths and the Impact of a Multilevel System

Majchierkiewicz

2020

Politics in Central Europe

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This paper aims to investigate the multilevel careers of members of Polish regional executives from the first direct election to regional parliaments in 1998 until the end of 2014. Formation of self-government in regions is assumed to have started the process of formation of the multilevel system in Poland. Consequently, political career paths began to be diversified and to take place at more than one level. Among the factors with a critical impact on the specificity of Polish regional careers was the fact that regionalisation was preceded by local government reform (1990), and it was assumed that the local elite would become its natural recruitment base. On the one hand, the challenge to the development of the multilevel system has to be recognised. First, regional politics has undergone rather limited professionalisation (only positions in regional executives are full-time political jobs). Second, the legacy of communist centralisation resulted in lukewarm regional decentralisation in 1998. However, one can observe a certain increased prominence of self-government due to access to EU funds and increased financial autonomy. Positions in regional executive boards, especially as heads of regional boards [marszałkowie], have been seen as increasingly attractive career choices for professional politicians. Therefore, modification of the traditional career model is expected, e.g. some inflow of national politicians into regional boards (from positions in the legislature to executive posts).

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“…Principals could prefer an agent with a specific experience rather than others. In addition, institutional factors may affect the choice (Dowding and Dumont, 2009;Samuels and Shugart, 2010;Grimaldi and Vercesi, 2018). The overall assumption is that, all else equal, different individuals occupying similar political offices will select (and deselect) individuals with similar professional profiles, irrespective of their own personal preferences.…”

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“…of political offices. Scholars from the opportunity structure approach argue that career paths in multi-level systems adhere to a few ideal-type models (Botella et al, 2010;Borchert, 2011;Stolz, 2001Stolz, , 2003Stolz, , 2015Stolz and Fischer, 2014;Grimaldi and Vercesi, 2018). Scholars also stress the role of electoral rules in defining political posts' accessibility (Siavelis and Morgenstern, 2008;Jun and Hix, 2010;Carreras, 2012).…”

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“…Scholars also stress the role of electoral rules in defining political posts' accessibility (Siavelis and Morgenstern, 2008;Jun and Hix, 2010;Carreras, 2012). The approach is characterized by either single-country studies (e.g., Stolz and Fischer, 2014;Grimaldi and Vercesi, 2018) or small-N qualitative comparisons (e.g., Botella et al, 2010;Stolz, 2010). However, truly comparative assessments under a common analytical framework have been provided (e.g., Borchert and Stolz, 2011;Edinger and Jahr, 2015).…”

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Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?

Vercesi

2018

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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Political careers are a classic subject of elite studies. Scholars have sought to understand what affects political profiles and career patterns' formation. However, political career research is characterized by a variety of approaches and explanations, which often do not communicate each other. A framework that integrates existing contributions is lacking, and this undermines the process of accumulation of knowledge. A comprehensive assessment of the literature is necessary in view of this potentially welcomed undertaking. After a conceptual introduction, I provide here a general overview of the approaches used in political career research, classifiable into two main schools. It is stressed their theoretical arguments, methodological strategies, and deficits. The note will provide bases for developing further the research field, by underling epistemological, theoretical, and methodological lessons. ResumenLas carreras políticas son un tema clásico en los estudios de las elites. Los investigadores han intentado entender qué influye sobre los perfiles políticos y la formación de los patrones de carrera. Sin embargo, la investigación sobre las carreras políticas se caracteriza por una variedad de enfoques y explicaciones que con frecuencia no se comunican entre sí. La falta de un marco que integre las contribuciones existentes mina el proceso de acumulación de conocimiento. En vistas de asumir esta tarea, es necesaria una evaluación comprensiva de la literatura. Después de Michelangelo VercesiRevista Española de Ciencia Política. Núm. 48. Noviembre 2018, pp. 183-206 una introducción conceptual, se ofrece aquí un panorama general de los enfoques utilizados en la investigación sobre carreras políticas, que pueden clasificarse en dos "escuelas" principales. Se subrayan sus argumentos teóricos, estrategias metodológicas, y carencias. Esta nota de investigación proveerá bases para el futuro desarrollo de este campo de investigación, subrayando lecciones epistemológicas, teóricas y metodológicas.Palabras clave: elites políticas, carreras políticas, enfoques teóricos, caminos hacia el poder, reclutamiento político.

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Political careers in multi-level systems: Regional chief executives in Italy, 1970–2015

Cited by 26 publications

References 34 publications

Oblique-change matters: ‘bradyseismic’ institutional change in local government

Oblique-change matters: ‘bradyseismic’ institutional change in local government

Polish Regional Elite Career Paths and the Impact of a Multilevel System

Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?

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