The Latin American Voter: Pursuing Representation and

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The Latin American Voter: Pursuing Representation and Accountability in Challenging Contexts (New Comparative Politics)

In this volume, experts on Latin American public opinion and political behavior employ region-wide public opinion studies, elite surveys, experiments, and advanced statistical methods to reach several key conclusions about voting behavior in the regionâ€™s emerging democracies. In Latin America, to varying degrees the average voter grounds his or her decision in factors identified in classic models of voter choice. Individuals are motivated to go to the polls and select elected officials on the basis of class, religion, gender, ethnicity and other demographic factors; substantive political connections including partisanship, left-right stances, and policy preferences; and politician performance in areas like the economy, corruption, and crime.

Yet evidence from Latin America shows that the determinants of voter choice cannot be properly understood without reference to contextâ€”the substance (specific cleavages, campaigns, performance) and the structure (fragmentation and polarization) that characterize the political environment. Voting behavior reflects the relative youth and fluidity of the regionâ€™s party systems, as parties emerge and splinter to a far greater degree than in long-standing party systems.Â Consequently, explanations of voter choice centered around country differences stand on equal footing to explanations focused on individual-level factors.
Country USA
Brand University of Michigan Press
Manufacturer University of Michigan Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 31 tables, 42 figures
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EANs 9780472052875
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Country	USA
Brand	University of Michigan Press
Manufacturer	University of Michigan Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	31 tables, 42 figures
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780472052875
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Latin American Voter: Pursuing Representation and Accountability in Challenging Contexts (New Comparative Politics)

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