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Afiliación partidaria para fortalecer a la democracia
Strengthening democracy through party affiliation
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Abstract Mexicans have recently acquired a new tool for understanding our elections:
national political party membership rosters. Evidence shows,
however, that, for all practical purposes, no correlation exists between
party affiliation and how voters actually behave at the polls. A review of
the vast am... view more
Mexicans have recently acquired a new tool for understanding our elections:
national political party membership rosters. Evidence shows,
however, that, for all practical purposes, no correlation exists between
party affiliation and how voters actually behave at the polls. A review of
the vast amount of publically-available data makes it possible to suggest
reforms that would simplify and make universally available individual,
egalitarian methods of affiliation to political parties. Modern politics
demands ensuring that people be able to freely affiliate to these organizations
in the public interest.... view less
Keywords
party; membership; party supporter; voting behavior; political participation; democracy; Mexico; Central America
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 53-77
Journal
Apuntes electorales, 15 (2016) 55
ISSN
1665-0921
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution