Money Politics: Patronage, Political Networks and Electoral Dynamics in Southeast Asia

金钱政治如何影响发展中民主国家的选举竞争和结果？本项目通过关注东南亚四个最重要的选举制度（印度尼西亚、马来西亚、菲律宾和泰国）中的猪肉桶、战利品、贿选和相关现象来解决这个问题。该项目将使用从密切观察选举活动到全国调查的方法，分析通过客户关系和其他网络分配物质利益如何影响政治动态。通过识别和解释赞助的变化，这项研究将揭示对东南亚及其他地区未来的民主、治理和政治稳定至关重要的问题。

How does money politics shape electoral competition and outcomes in developing democracies? This project tackles this question by focusing on pork barrelling, spoils, vote buying and related phenomena in the four most important electoral regimes of Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Using methods that range from close observation of election campaigns to national surveys, the project will analyse how the distribution of material benefits via clientelist and other networks affects political dynamics. By identifying and explaining variations in patronage, the research will cast light on issues critical to the future of democracy, governance and political stability in Southeast Asia and beyond.