Coalition strategies of leftist parties in Brazil: An analysis of the elections for governor (1986-2010)

Authors

  • Silvana Krause UFRGS
  • Pedro Paulo Alves Godoi UFG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2012.2.11929

Keywords:

Leftist parties, coalitions, electoral strategies

Abstract

Elections for governor offer a privileged moment to observe not only party strategies in the face of the challenge of putting together electoral forces, but also to facilitate a description of electorate behavior and their options. The main objective of the present work is at first to outline a profile of the coalitionist strategies of the leftist parties: PT, PDT, PSB, PC do B, PCB, PPS, PS, PV, PSTU, PSOL, PCO, PMN, PHS, PH which participated in the elections for State governor (1986-2010). Secondly, this paper intends to evaluate the impact of the “ideological consistency” variable of the coalitions on electoral performance.

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Author Biographies

Silvana Krause, UFRGS

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Pedro Paulo Alves Godoi, UFG

Mestre em Sociologia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Sociólogo de Secretaria de Estado (Goiás) e Professor da Associação de Educação e Cultura de Goiânia (Faculdades Padrão).

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Published

2012-11-18

How to Cite

Krause, S., & Godoi, P. P. A. (2012). Coalition strategies of leftist parties in Brazil: An analysis of the elections for governor (1986-2010). Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 12(2), 262–297. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2012.2.11929

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2012): Ideology and political parties in Brazil

Section

Dossier

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