ABSTRACT

Why do voters accept clientelism? Previous research suggests that poorer voters are more likely to accept clientelistic benefits. However, identities may moderate the effect of poverty through identity-based economic comparisons across groups. The role identity plays in partisanship, and dense ethnic identity networks may make it easier for parties to enforce clientelism among specific groups. This paper presents evidence from a survey experiment in Turkey to argue that politicized Kurdish ethnic identity, combined with heightened perceptions of relative economic deprivation, explains why certain voter groups are more likely to accept clientelism. Additionally, experimental evidence shows that support for clientelism may depend on the quality of benefits rather than quantity. Focusing only on the amount of resources or the recipients’ economic conditions may fail to explain why certain voters accept clientelism more in the Turkish context.

摘要

为什么选民接受庇护主义？先前的研究表明，较贫穷的选民更有可能接受庇护利益。然而，身份可以通过跨群体的基于身份的经济比较来缓和贫困的影响。身份在党派关系中扮演的角色，密集的种族认同网络可能使政党更容易在特定群体中实施依附主义。本文提供了来自土耳其一项调查实验的证据，论证政治化的库尔德族裔身份，加上对相对经济剥夺的高度认识，解释了为什么某些选民群体更有可能接受庇护主义。此外，实验证据表明，对依附主义的支持可能取决于福利的质量而不是数量。