Democracy, Clientelism, and Civil Society

The authors dissent from earlier approaches in their shared conviction that, first, clientelism should not be expected to disappear as a necessary corollary of political change and development; yet, second, the changing structure of the contemporary sociopolitical arena has a dynamic effect on it. By linking micro and macro levels of analysis, they contribute critical research perspectives on the changing nature of the political arena, shifting attention to the study of regime instability and vulnerability.

• The Comparative Study of Clientelism and the Changing Nature of Civil Society in the Contemporary World—L. Roniger.
• Clientelism: Premodern, Modern, Postmodern—A. Günes -Ayata.
• Peasants, Patrons, and the State in Northern Portugal—M.C. Silva.
• Roots and Trends of Clientelism in Turkey—A. Günes -Ayata.
• Clientelism and Social Protest: Peasant Politics in Northern Colombia—C. Escobar.
• Constitutionalism and Clientelism in Italy—C. Rossetti.
• Clientelism and the Process of Political Democratization in Russia—T. Vorozheikina.
• Clientelism, U.S.A.: The Dynamics of Change—T.N. Clark.
• Clientelism and Political Culture in the Provincial Politics of Canada—M. Fletcher.
• Images of Clientelism and Realities of Patronage in Israel—L. Roniger.
• The Political Economy of Authoritarian Clientelism in Taiwan—F. Wang.
• Conclusions: The Transformation of Clientelism and Civil Society—L. Roniger.