Political Dynasticism: Networks, Trust, Risk

Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo

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“…Siddharth Eapen (George and Ponattu, 2019) showed that a leader with a long-term intention of setting a dynasty performs well in developmental parameters for generating deep-rooted enduring goodwill and name recognition amongst the electorate. Hence, as such popular goodwill for the dynasty's founder creates ‘inherited incumbency advantage’ for their successor dynastic politician, the dynast have little incentive to perform in office as they seem to win elections due to the voters’ loyalty towards their family rather than their performance (Smith, 2018). However, this is not to suggest that all dynastic candidates are electorally invincible.…”

Section: Nuances Of Dynastic Dominance In Parliamentary Representationmentioning

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Understanding layered dominance of political dynasties in India: A de-hyphenated reading of dynastic representation and dynasty-led parties

Ghosh

2023

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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India has witnessed the dominance of a plethora of political dynasties, both at the national as well as the state level, since independence. The post-colonial Indian state adopted a liberal constitutional democracy premised upon modern representative institutions. However, the primordial principle of hereditary succession of power resiliently co-existed in the form of powerful political families that have continued to impact the nature of Indian democratic political discourse till today. The political parties are an instrumental driver of political life in all modern representative democracies including India. Hence, it is crucial to study how the Indian party system has consolidated the prominence of political dynasties especially from the 1970s onwards, in the realm of both party organisation and the representative institutions. In this context, the article attempts to problematise the nature of dynastic politics in India and offers a framework to analyse the causes of its dominance to understand how it impacts the right to equal political opportunity and electoral competitiveness. The article makes three arguments. First, to better understand the amorphous nature of dynastic politics, two elements – dynastic representation in elected institutions and dynasty-led parties – need to be studied distinctively, despite some commonalities. Second, dynastic representation is largely ubiquitous in most political parties (in both dynasty-led and non-dynasty-led parties) due to the party's preference for legacy candidates and their higher chances of electoral winnability. Third, the article offers two typologies of dynasty-led parties, explaining why the dynasties’ grip over their parties, particularly in recent times, appears to be mostly performance-immune and in what circumstances some dynasty-led parties not only perform better in electoral contests than others but also face tough competition for retaining their dynastic control over the party. Lastly, the article concludes with some reflections on how dynastic representation and dynasty-led parties impact the form and substance of the Indian party system and democratic politics.

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Section: Nuances Of Dynastic Dominance In Parliamentary Representationmentioning

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Understanding layered dominance of political dynasties in India: A de-hyphenated reading of dynastic representation and dynasty-led parties

Ghosh

2023

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…(3) Political dynasties are formed, and later abolished, under harsh political contestation in which the dynastic succession is not the only factor of success (Ruud & Nielsen, 2018).…”

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The octopus-like power of Pesantren dynasty in the dynamics of local politics

Azizah

Nkwede

Armoyu

2021

Cogent Social Sciences

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The Pesantren people's involvement in politics is a new phenomenon that is considered an impediment to the democratic process and progress. This paper aims to fill the gap in existing research on the dominance of the Pesantren people in local politics, which they seem to have strategically mastered. The methodology in this study involved qualitative data collected through observation techniques, interviews, and documentation. The results were analyzed, interpreted, and verified. The study aims to prove that the Pesantren family, including chief officials, utilized state facilities and are in involved in dynastic politics. The study also explores the roles of social, economic, and political capital in election wins. Furthermore, the study explores how dynastic politics has weakened the democratic process and proposes a revision of current election processes to ensure fair elections by strengthening election supervision and encouraging voter education.

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“…However, in reality, the farmer is part of a family of officials who are often involved in local politics. Several cooperatives are also held by local figures whose powers and interests are protected by the Minister, as the goal of maintaining their political career (Ruud & Nielsen, 2018�. Apart from India, Thailand is also not much different.…”

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“…Although the institutions appear organized and open, they are only coordinated by a strong circle between the military, leading industry players, and the conservative circle of the state. Even Thompson also found the practice of kinship politics occurred in Bangladesh and Pakistan (see Ruud & Nielsen, 2018�. Based on the background above, this study will explore the phenomenon of kinship politics, especially the victories of candidates exposed to kinship with the president in the 2020 Regional Head Election. This research will also analyze some of the causes of nepotism in the democratic system still visible in the 2020 Regional Head Election.…”

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President, Kinship Politics, and Election 2019, and Its Influence on Regional Head Elections 2020 in Surakarta

Rifki

Mujaeni

2021

J. Gov. Stud.

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This research departs from the victory of President Joko Widodo's son and son-in-law in the 2020 Regional Head Election. Approximately 44% or 55 candidates of the 124 regional head candidates who have a kinship with the authorities are confirmed to win the 2020 simultaneous Regional Head Election and stroll as regional heads. For this reason, this study will explore the phenomenon of winning candidates exposed to kinship politics, especially with the president in the 2020 Regional Head Election. This research also analyzes some of the causes of nepotism in the democratic system that are still visible in the 2020 simultaneous Regional Head Election. To achieve this goal, the research uses descriptive research methods with a qualitative approach. The method was chosen because the 2020 simultaneous Regional Head Election were multidimensional. The results of the study found several factors that led to kinship politics still coloring the 2020 Regional Head Election, including the advancement of candidates who were exposed to kinship with the president. These factors, such as the popularity of family names, are deliberately carried out by politicians as a way of inheriting power and the weak democratization of political parties, such as recruiting candidates for the regional head. This also led to candidates exposed to kinship with the president in striding to win the Regional Head Election. This research concludes that kinship should be able to lead to moral behavior, not just a pursuit of power. Concerning kinship politics, it can be controlled through internal reforms of political parties as institutions that carry out the role of candidate recruitment.

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Political Dynasticism: Networks, Trust, Risk

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Understanding layered dominance of political dynasties in India: A de-hyphenated reading of dynastic representation and dynasty-led parties

Understanding layered dominance of political dynasties in India: A de-hyphenated reading of dynastic representation and dynasty-led parties

The octopus-like power of Pesantren dynasty in the dynamics of local politics

President, Kinship Politics, and Election 2019, and Its Influence on Regional Head Elections 2020 in Surakarta

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