The Latin American Voter

Author : Ryan E Carlin,Matthew M Singer,Elizabeth J Zechmeister
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472072870

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The Latin American Voter by Ryan E Carlin,Matthew M Singer,Elizabeth J Zechmeister Pdf

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 region’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 context—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 region’s party systems, as parties emerge and splinter to a far greater degree than in long-standing party systems. Consequently, explanations of voter choice centered around country differences stand on equal footing to explanations focused on individual-level factors.

Author : Richard Nadeau
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472130221

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Latin American Elections by Richard Nadeau Pdf

Comprehensive study of the application of the Michigan model to explain voting behavior in Latin America

Author : Andy Baker,Barry Ames,Lúcio Rennó
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691205779

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Persuasive Peers by Andy Baker,Barry Ames,Lúcio Rennó Pdf

"A typical presidential election campaign in Latin America sees between one-third and one-half of all voters changing their vote intentions across party lines in the months before election day-numbers unheard of and rarely seen in older democracies. This book proposes a new theory of Latin American voting behavior, examining how votes are truly up for grabs in democracies where political parties and mass partisanship are not deeply entrenched. The book argues that political discussion among peers causes volatility, and ulimately explains final vote choices. Describing and examining social networks of political discussion, the authors propose that everyday social communication is the hidden architecture that structures political outcomes in Latin America's less institutionalized democracies. Voters, embedded in networks of family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and acquaintances, are heavily persuaded by the debating and arguing, and agreeing and affirming, that happens in their social networks. Social Communication and Elections in Latin America reveals the hidden undercurrent of political discussion among voters in Latin America, advancing a new theory of voting behavior that accounts for the extended influence of election campaigns, the geographic clustering of political preferences, and the strategic maneuvers of political machines"--

Author : Eduardo Posada-Carbó
Publisher : Springer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349245055

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Elections before Democracy: The History of Elections in Europe and Latin America by Eduardo Posada-Carbó Pdf

This book looks at various aspects of electoral history in Europe and Latin America, from the late 17th century to 1930, including electoral culture and traditions, electoral participation, electoral fraud, the role of elections in the process of nation-building, and the role of important institutions, such as the Church, in shaping political values and therefore electoral behaviour. There are chapters devoted to the individual experiences of England, Mexico, Ecuador, Ireland, Germany, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Spain.

Author : Kevin Pallister
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538189047

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Elections in Latin America by Kevin Pallister Pdf

"This book provides an overview of elections throughout Latin America, including formal electoral institutions, informal practices, and the behavior of voters and candidates. Drawing on a wide range of scholarly and primary sources, the book provides readers with a highly accessible look at how elections in Latin America work"--

Author : Benjamin Francis-Fallon
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674737440

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The Rise of the Latino Vote by Benjamin Francis-Fallon Pdf

Francis-Fallon returns to the origins of the U.S. “Spanish-speaking vote” to understand the history and potential of this political bloc. He finds that individual voters affiliate more with their particular ethnic communities than with the pan-ethnic Latino identity created for them, complicating the notion of a broader Latino constituency.

Author : Ronald H. McDonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : América Latina
ISBN : UCAL:B4916404

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Party Systems and Elections in Latin America by Ronald H. McDonald Pdf

Author : Mona M. Lyne
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271047850

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The Voter's Dilemma and Democratic Accountability by Mona M. Lyne Pdf

"Presents evidence that under certain widespread structural conditions, democratic accountability falls prey to the same N-person prisoner's dilemma that plagues any other decentralized attempt to procure collective goods. Examines four prominent democracies: postwar and contemporary Brazil and pre-Chavez and contemporary Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Mollie J. Cohen
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472904280

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None of the Above by Mollie J. Cohen Pdf

Around the world each year, millions of citizens turn out to vote but leave their ballots empty or spoil them. Increasingly, campaigns have emerged that promote “invalid” votes like these. Why do citizens choose to cast blank and spoiled votes? And how do campaigns mobilizing the invalid vote influence this decision? None of the Above answers these questions using evidence from presidential and gubernatorial elections in eighteen Latin American democracies. Author Mollie J. Cohen draws on a broad range of methods and sources, incorporating data from electoral management bodies, nationally representative surveys, survey experiments, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and news sources. Contrary to received wisdom, this book shows that most citizens cast blank or spoiled votes in presidential elections on purpose. By participating in invalid vote campaigns, citizens can voice their concerns about low-quality candidates while also expressing a preference for high-quality democracy. Campaigns promoting blank and spoiled votes come about more often, and succeed at higher rates, when incumbent politicians undermine the quality of elections. Surprisingly, invalid vote campaigns can shore up the quality of democracy in the short term. None of the Above shows that swings in blank and spoiled vote rates can serve as a warning about the trajectory of a country’s democracy.

Author : Benjamin Francis-Fallon
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674241879

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The Rise of the Latino Vote by Benjamin Francis-Fallon Pdf

Francis-Fallon returns to the origins of the U.S. “Spanish-speaking vote” to understand the history and potential of this political bloc. He finds that individual voters affiliate more with their particular ethnic communities than with the pan-ethnic Latino identity created for them, complicating the notion of a broader Latino constituency.

Author : Eric R. A. N. Smith
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520909755

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The Unchanging American Voter by Eric R. A. N. Smith Pdf

Have the American people grown more politically sophisticated in the past three decades, or do they remain relatively ignorant of the political world? Did a "great leap forward" take place during the 1960s in which our citizenry became involved and adept voters? In this important book, Eric Smith addresses these and other provocative questions that have long befuddled political scientists and policymakers. Much of the current wisdom about American voters derives from an argument advanced in a volume entitled The Changing American Voter, written by Nie, Verba, and Petrocik. In this work, the authors contend that the electorate made a "great leap forward" in political sophistication and ideological thinking between the 1960 and 1964 elections. They argue that people changed in response to a shifting environment, and that, in particular, the surge of protest and ideological rhetoric between 1960 and 1964 engendered a new political savvy and sophistication. In their view, people learned to understand politics better, to relate the issues to the candidates more accurately, and to cast more informed, intelligent votes. In The Unchanging American Voter, Smith takes issue with this portrait of an engaged American citizenry and replaces it with a quite different picture of the voters of this nation. He posits a more bleak political landscape in which the typical voter knows little about politics, is not interested in the political arena and consequently does not participate in it, and is even unable to organize his or her attitudes in a coherent manner. To support this view, Smith demonstrates how the indices by which Nie, Verba, and Petrocik measured levels of sophistication during the 1960s were methodologically flawed and how a closer examination of supposed changes reveals only superficial and unimportant shifts in the ways voters have approached the ballot box since the 1950s. The Unchanging American Voter is an intelligent and original work that provides a new perspective of the American citizenry. It is sure to engender discussion and debate about the dynamics of voting in postwar America.

Author : Cynthia McClintock
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190879754

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Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America by Cynthia McClintock Pdf

During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will never have anything less than majority support. In a region in which undemocratic political parties were common and have often been dominated by caudillos, cautious naysayers have voiced concerns about the runoff process, arguing that a proliferation of new political parties vying for power is a sign of inferior democracy. This book is the first rigorous assessment of the implications of runoff versus plurality rules throughout Latin America, and demonstrates that, in contrast to early scholarly skepticism about runoff, it has been positive for democracy in the region. Primarily through qualitative analysis for each country, the author argues that, indeed, an important advantage of runoff is the greater openness of the political arena to new parties--at the same time that measures can be taken to inhibit party proliferation. In this context, it is also the first volume to address whether or not a runoff rule with a reduced threshold (for example, 40% with a 10-point lead) is a felicitous compromise between majority runoff and plurality. The book considers the potential for the superiority of runoff to travel beyond Latin America--in particular, and rather provocatively, to the United States.

Author : Fabián Echegaray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822034418996

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Economic Crises and Electoral Responses in Latin America by Fabián Echegaray Pdf

Since 1982, Latin Americans have endured dramatic economic crises and elections that advanced liberal democracy and political pluralism. These conditions led many to believe that electoral results mainly reflect reactions to the economy. Based on an extensive study of the elections covering the 1980s and most of the 1990s, Economic Crises and Electoral Responses in Latin America offers a comprehensive overview of the many complex factors in the hearts and minds of voters.

Author : Ronald H Mcdonald,J. Mark Ruhl
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39076001704662

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Party Politics And Elections In Latin America by Ronald H Mcdonald,J. Mark Ruhl Pdf

A survey and summary of each of the 19 Latin American countries, their party politics, elections, and electoral behavior. More than 365 parties and 285 elections held since 1946 are studied to give an inroduction to those interested in political science or Latin American studies. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Ernesto Calvo,Maria Victoria Murillo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108497008

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Non-Policy Politics by Ernesto Calvo,Maria Victoria Murillo Pdf

Explores how non-policy resources, including administrative competence, patronage, and activists' networks, shape both electoral results and which voters get what.