Exchanges, factions and parties: a study of political life in Araruama-RJ

Authors

  • Ana Cláudia Coutinho Viegas Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v7i7p69-89

Keywords:

Elections, gifts, factions, political parties

Abstract

Based on a study of the 1996 city elections in Araruama R] I analyse the network of political gifts, favours and agreements perceived by the social actors of a community dominated by the politics of factions. I discuss the parties formation and action in this context of factional politics, emphasizing the importance of personal relations in the construction of political alliances, as well as the temporary and vulnerable character of party affiliation, given the precarious relation between the political patties in their legal existence and the groups really mobilized during the elections.

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Author Biography

  • Ana Cláudia Coutinho Viegas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
    Doutora em Antropologia Social - (Museu Nacional/ UFRJ) Professora do Departamento de Comunicação da PUC-RJ

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Published

1998-03-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 7 (1998)

Section

Articles and Essays

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How to Cite

Viegas, A. C. C. (1998). Exchanges, factions and parties: a study of political life in Araruama-RJ. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 7(7), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v7i7p69-89