Observing party discipline at National Congress in latin american federal systems : the role of governors in Argentina

Abstract: How do governors affect party discipline at the National Congress? In this article, we evaluate governor’s influence on national legislators’ behavior, within the context of a federal State such as Argentina. Through an analysis of roll-call data, we determine that governors do influence o...

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Autores principales: Coronel, Alejandro, Zamichiei, Bernardo J.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Universidad de Guanajuato 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/7938
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Sumario:Abstract: How do governors affect party discipline at the National Congress? In this article, we evaluate governor’s influence on national legislators’ behavior, within the context of a federal State such as Argentina. Through an analysis of roll-call data, we determine that governors do influence on legislators’ behavior on a way that when they keep one voice in relation to their position on a particular issue, the discipline is much stronger than when they have conflicting opinions, even more so among deputies than senators. Findings reinforce the under covered importance of considering governors a key role player on national Executive- Legislative relation and party discipline. Key words: Governors; Executive-Legislative relations; IT (Independence-Territoriality) Index; Party Discipline; Territoriality