Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia
This article analyzes the functioning of party patronage and clientelism in the centers for social work. Building on previous research, based on qualitative research conducted in 2023 in Serbia, we examine parasitic relations of informal and formal institutions and their ability to nihilate the lega...
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University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia
2024-01-01
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| description | This article analyzes the functioning of party patronage and clientelism in the centers for social work. Building on previous research, based on qualitative research conducted in 2023 in Serbia, we examine parasitic relations of informal and formal institutions and their ability to nihilate the legal system and create a parallel or dual normative system. The initial step in institutional capture is party patronage and the deprofessionalization of public services. We further demonstrate how party cadre employed in public institutions create and reproduce clientelist networks and divert the working of the institutions. Finally, most public sector employees quietly comply with the expectations to work in the network's interest, creating a new culture of fear and professional and civic passivity. We argue that informal institutions of clientelism parasitize formal institutions and that capturing institutions and society transforms the internal norms of clientelist networks into social norms, creating a backbone of normative dualism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c120b6865d445b7bf390c11fd61cefe2025-02-05T12:18:33ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932024-01-0172469772210.51204/Anali_PFBU_24404A0003-25652404697VLeaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in SerbiaVuković Danilo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5209-1344Stefanović Marija1University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaCenter for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), Belgrade, SerbiaThis article analyzes the functioning of party patronage and clientelism in the centers for social work. Building on previous research, based on qualitative research conducted in 2023 in Serbia, we examine parasitic relations of informal and formal institutions and their ability to nihilate the legal system and create a parallel or dual normative system. The initial step in institutional capture is party patronage and the deprofessionalization of public services. We further demonstrate how party cadre employed in public institutions create and reproduce clientelist networks and divert the working of the institutions. Finally, most public sector employees quietly comply with the expectations to work in the network's interest, creating a new culture of fear and professional and civic passivity. We argue that informal institutions of clientelism parasitize formal institutions and that capturing institutions and society transforms the internal norms of clientelist networks into social norms, creating a backbone of normative dualism.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2024/0003-25652404697V.pdfclientelismserbianormative dualismsocial welfarecenters for social work |
| spellingShingle | Vuković Danilo Stefanović Marija Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu clientelism serbia normative dualism social welfare centers for social work |
| title | Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia |
| title_full | Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia |
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| title_short | Leaving no one behind: Party clientelism in social welfare in Serbia |
| title_sort | leaving no one behind party clientelism in social welfare in serbia |
| topic | clientelism serbia normative dualism social welfare centers for social work |
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