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The Latin American Voter: Pursuing Representation and Accountability in Challenging Contexts
Ryan E. Carlin, Matthew M. Singer, and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister 2015Yet 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.
- Series
- New Comparative Politics
- ISBN(s)
- 978-0-472-05287-5 (paper)
- 978-0-472-07287-3 (hardcover)
- 978-0-472-12143-4 (ebook)
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- Citable Link