The 2004 presidential election in the Dominican Republic

Sagás, Ernesto

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2004.07.002

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“…While he did not face incentives to change the electoral system, as it already invested his party with control over Congress, he had an interest in reforming the constitution as to enable his immediate re-election (Corrales, 2016). After reforming the constitution, however, his popularity decreased immensely prior to the election in 2004 which he ultimately lost against his predecessor Leonel Fernández from the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) (Sagás, 2005).…”

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Populism and the Erosion of Horizontal Accountability in Latin America

Ruth

2017

Political Studies

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This article explores which factors enable or hinder populist presidents in Latin America to pursue a radical strategy of institutional change and induce the erosion of horizontal checks and balances. Applying an actor-centred approach, the article focuses on specific constellations in the political arena that shape populist presidents’ incentives and their ability to engage in institutional change. Three conditions are considered to be most decisive: the absence of unified government between the executive and the legislature, the existence of a ‘power vacuum’ in the political arena and the distribution of public support. Using configurational analyses, different causal paths explaining the presence or absence of the erosion of horizontal accountability are identified.

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Populism and the Erosion of Horizontal Accountability in Latin America

Ruth

2017

Political Studies

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“…4 Sending states' governments extend dual citizenship hoping to preserve identities and increase levels of political participation, as well as to encourage remittances and other ties with their diasporas (Betts, 2002;Jones-Correa, 2001). Meanwhile, political parties extend dual citizenship rights in pursuit of electoral gain (Sagás, 2005). Sometimes, migrants themselves successfully lobby governments against single ascription requirements (Escobar, 2006;Itzigsohn, 2000).…”

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Diffusion of Diaspora Enfranchisement Norms

Turcu

Urbatsch

2014

Comparative Political Studies

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States have increasingly granted voting rights to their citizens overseas. Traditional accounts of franchise extension suggest that governments’ motivations are either political (new voters are expected to support the incumbent government) or, in the case of citizens abroad, materialist (a fortified link to migrants encourages remittance flows). Although these factors doubtless matter, they overlook the tendency for liberal norms to diffuse through the international system, as competition with and learning from neighbors motivate the adoption of relevant policies and institutions. We use large- N cross-national hazard models to examine whether a similar pattern holds for diaspora enfranchisement and find that neighbors’ recent enactment of overseas voting nearly doubles the chance that a country will enfranchise its own diaspora. This suggests a role for international norms in determining national voting policies.

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“…The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) emerged as significant in the 1980s as it began shifting from the left to the center-right. The PLD has increasingly dominated electoral politics, particularly since the 2003 economic downturn and financial scandal that temporarily weakened institutional trust and enabled Leonel Fernández (PLD) to defeat incumbent Hipólito Mejía (PRD) in the 2004 presidential elections (Morgan and Espinal, 2006;Sagás, 2005). Fernández won reelection in 2008, and his co-partisan Danilo Medina was elected president in 2012 (Meilán, 2013).…”

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Trust in government institutions: The effects of performance and participation in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Stoyan

Niedzwiecki

Morgan

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International Political Science Review

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This article analyzes theories of institutional trust in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, two developing countries that have shared some historical legacies but currently manifest divergent economic and political trajectories. The evidence confirms that conventional theories emphasizing participation and government performance help us understand institutional trust in both countries. In addition, the analysis emphasizes the analytical leverage gained by exploring the extent to which different facets of engagement have divergent effects on institutional trust. The findings build upon previous research to underscore the importance of considering how context shapes the precise ways in which performance and engagement influence institutional trust, particularly when analyzing the developing world.

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The 2004 presidential election in the Dominican Republic

Cited by 8 publications

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Populism and the Erosion of Horizontal Accountability in Latin America

Populism and the Erosion of Horizontal Accountability in Latin America

Diffusion of Diaspora Enfranchisement Norms

Trust in government institutions: The effects of performance and participation in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

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