Subnational and Intergovernmental Politics panel, LASA 2012

In addition to two official section-sponsored panels on “Decentralization and Social Forces” and “Decentralization and SocialPolicy” (scroll down for more information), the DSNG section helped to organize the following third panel on the related topic of subnational and intergovernmental politics.

Subnational and Intergovernmental Power Politics

Friday 12:30 pm - 2:15 pm, Pacific Suite A

Chair / Discussant:          Carlos Gervasoni (Universidad Torcuato di Tella)

This panel explores the institutions, actors, issues and procedures that structure power politics at the subnational and intergovernmental levels in an attempt to assess the content, nature and trends of post-transition politics in Latin America. The comparative perspective adopted in all papers is reinforced by the fact that the panel as a whole explores subnational and intergovernmental politics in both federal and unitary countries.

1. Local Leadership in El Salvador: Mayor’s Role in Municipal Performance 
Claudia Avellaneda (UNC-Charlotte)

2. Regime Change or Elite Renewal? Gubernatorial Elections in Bahia and Oaxaca
Julián Durazo-Herrmann (Université du Québec à Montréal)

3. Political Franchise Opportunities, Federal Expenditure, and Subnational Alliances:
Argentina 2002-2009
Lorena Moscovich (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Valeria Brusco (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

4. Resurgent National Governments in Latin America: The Center’s Menu of Options
Tyler Dickovick (Washington and Lee University)
Kent Eaton (UC-Santa Cruz)