Gerrymandering to survive: an explanation of the political conditions that shaped mayors’ decisions over an amalgamation process in Portugal
This paper aims to reveal the conditions under which local political actions lead to the amalgamation of sub-municipal units (SMUs) in Portugal. Considering the singularity of the reform design, the paper analyzes how mayors used gerrymandering to reshape SMU borders. The results show that the mayors, as rational political actors, dealt with situations of political vulnerability by opting for alternative maps that guaranteed an increase in their political support
Authors
- Oliver Meza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0342-3423)
- Miguel Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2254-2607)
- Carmen Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0473-6261)
Institutions
- Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (MX)
- Centre d'Innovació i Desenvolupament Empresarial (ES)
- Corporación Internacional para el Desarrollo Educativo (CO)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- University of Minho (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Local Government Studies
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2024.2404104
- Primary Topic
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia