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The Social Bases of the Vote for the Left in Ecuador 2002-2006: The Effects of Socioeconomic, Demographic and Regional Attributes of Places

Rodriguez, Mauricio Javier
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374143374

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2013, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Environment and Natural Resources.
The rise of the left and the emergence of indigenous political parties are the two most significant and unexpected developments in Latin American politics of the last two decades. Until recently, comparative political science and political sociology studies attributed these changes to a generalized reaction against neoliberal policies implemented in the continent since the end of the 1980s. However, recent research shows that reactions to market-oriented policies have been only moderate among Latin American voters. Studies show that there has been indeed an ideological shift among electorates, but one that could be best described as a move toward the left and not to the left. Nevertheless, left-leaning and socialist presidential candidates have consistently won elections since 1998 in various countries. Using the case of Ecuador, this thesis explores the social bases of this support for the left. While the vast majority of studies rely on public opinion data, this thesis addresses the question of what places have supported the left in greater proportions, analyzing voting distributions across sub-national units vis-a-vis aggregate level data about their socioeconomic, demographic and regional characteristics. In this study I use a unique dataset constructed using electoral information from the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council for the 2002 and 2006 election years, and socioeconomic and demographic information using the 2001 Ecuadorian Population Census. In this sense, this thesis offers a new perspective on the electoral success of the left in Ecuador, and provides empirical and theoretical insights to engage in broader discussions about the factors that structure people’s voting behavior.
Linda Lobao (Advisor)
Cathy Rakowski (Committee Member)
Andrew Martin (Committee Member)
125 p.
Latin American Studies; Political Science; Sociology
Ecuador; voting behavior; elections; indigenous movement; social movements; Latin America; left; democracy; politics; turn to the left; rise of the left; political parties; Rafael Correa; Lucio Gutierrez

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  • Rodriguez, M. J. (2013). The Social Bases of the Vote for the Left in Ecuador 2002-2006: The Effects of Socioeconomic, Demographic and Regional Attributes of Places [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374143374

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rodriguez, Mauricio. The Social Bases of the Vote for the Left in Ecuador 2002-2006: The Effects of Socioeconomic, Demographic and Regional Attributes of Places. 2013. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374143374.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rodriguez, Mauricio. "The Social Bases of the Vote for the Left in Ecuador 2002-2006: The Effects of Socioeconomic, Demographic and Regional Attributes of Places." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1374143374

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