Segmented representation: political party strategies in unequal democracies

Examines How The Success Or Failure Of Political Parties In Representative Democracies Rests On Their Ability To Engage Voters In Highly Unequal And Individualized Societies. Using Chile's Right-wing Udi And Uruguay's Left-wing Frente Amplio As Case Studies, Looks At How Both Have Achieved Political Victories By Simultaneously Segmenting And Harmonizing Their Linkages To Distinct Cross-sections Of Voters. Descriptive Inference. Segmented Electoral Appeals : A Descriptive Framework ; Patterns Of Party-voter Linkages In Chile And Uruguay : A Stylized Description Of The Pre-1973 And Post-transitional Periods ; Socioeconomic Segmentation Of Party-voter Linkages In Post-transitional Chile And Uruguay ; Territorial Segmentation Of Party-voter Linkages In Post-transitional Chile And Uruguay ; Strategic Harmonization Of Segmented Linkages : The Udi And Fa In Comparative Perspective -- Causal Inference. Causal Induction : Explaining Linkage Structures In Chile And Uruguay ; Plausibility And Scope : Out-of-sample Tests ; Conclusion. Juan Pablo Luna. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 341-364) And Indexes.