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Patrons Against Partisans

The Politics of Patronage in Mass Ideological Parties

Takis S. Pappas

Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Egnatia 156, Thessaloniki, Greece, tspappas{at}otenet.gr

Patronage is an enduring feature of contemporary politics and may well develop in modern, mass organized and ideological political parties. This article approaches patronage in an analytical way, and seeks to explore its micro-foundations and logic of development. As the case of Greece's socialist party suggests, patronage is the deliberate outcome of choices made by political actors at the sub-party level in their pursuit of power. Three particular actors are identified and their relations analysed: the party leader, the party organization and the party officeseekers, who are further distinguished into `patrons' and `partisans'. Patronage is likely to develop when a party leader is able to exercise control of both the party organization and the appointments for public office; in this case, even ideologically motivated partisans are expected to turn into self-interested patrons. Finally, some interesting implications for further research are pointed out.

Key Words: charismatic leadership • partisans • PASOK • patrons • political patronage

Party Politics, Vol. 15, No. 3, 315-334 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1354068809102247
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