Political parties versus presidentsan analysis of ideological congruence in Latin America

  1. OTERO FELIPE, Patricia 1
  2. MATEOS, Araceli 2
  3. RIVAS, Cristina 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Burgos
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    Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, España

    ROR https://ror.org/049da5t36

  2. 2 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Revista:
Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública

ISSN: 2660-700X 1852-9003

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 9

Número: 1

Páginas: 119-144

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.14201/RLOP.22648 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública

Resumen

Este estudio apunta a la congruencia política en las democracias presidenciales latinoamericanas. Analiza los niveles de congruencia ideológica entre los partidos y los candidatos presidenciales con sus votantes. Los datos utilizados provienen del Barómetro de las Américas en la Universidad de Vanderbilt y del Proyecto de las Élites Latinoamericanas en la Universidad de Salamanca para 11 países latinoamericanos entre 2004 y 2014. Los resultados concluyen que los vínculos ideológicos en América Latina son variados. Los votantes tienden a ser más congruentes con los partidos políticos por los que votan en el legislativo que con los candidatos que votan por el presidente, lo que refuerza la idea de doble legitimidad y doble representación en estos países. El radicalismo y el número de partidos y candidatos aparecen como las variables más significativas para explicar la congruencia ideológica.

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