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Journal of Politics in Latin America
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ISSN 1866-802X · SAGE Publishing · 220 articles in the index
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Assessing the Impact of Religiosity, Populism, Ideology, and Gender on Elite's Gender Equality Attitudes
How do religiosity, populism, ideology, and gender independently and interactively shape Latin American legislators’ attitudes towards gender equality? Drawing on data from the 2015–2018 wave of the Parliamentary Elites of Latin America survey, we analyse the responses of 1,061 legislators across…
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Elite Ideological Differentiation and Demographic-Based Voting in Latin America
Electoral divisions along class, religious, and ethnic lines differ in strength across countries and within them over time. I argue that the lack of meaningful ideological choices in many countries explains some of the variation in demographic-based electoral divisions in Latin America. Demographic…
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Mediating Variables Between Relative Deprivation and Populist Attitudes: Cases From Colombia, Peru, and Chile
This research aims to analyse the indirect effect of pluralistic attitudes and political distrust on the relationship between relative deprivation and populist attitudes. We conducted a survey on a sample of 3,800 adults from Chile, Colombia, and Peru and performed a mediation analysis using…
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Beyond Electoral Fortunes: The Consolidation of a Far-Right Alignment in Brazil
This article analyses the emergence and consolidation of Brazil's far-right political movement under Jair Bolsonaro, focusing on the endurance of his ideological project beyond his 2022 electoral defeat. The study addresses two main research questions: which demographic groups continued to support…
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Urbi et Orbi: Local Power and National Aspiration in Peru's Populist Radical Right
How does the populist radical right (PRR) use local office to pursue national political ambitions? This article analyzes the case of Rafael López Aliaga, mayor of Lima and leader of Peru’s PRR party Popular Renewal. Drawing on a qualitative analysis of 21 televised interviews from his first two…
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Trusting the Courts: Exploring the Link Between Populism, Trust in Courts, and Democracy in Brazil
Under which conditions do people tend to mistrust Courts, and what is the association between mistrust in Courts and perception of democracy? I argue that exposure to populist leaders and their antiestablishment disruptive rhetoric increases mistrust and its association with dissatisfaction with…
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When the Business Sector Enters Party Politics: Conservative Mobilisation and Strategic Use of Threats
Why do business actors sometimes move beyond indirect influence and engage directly in party politics? This article examines the conditions under which economic elites adopt what we term a “party solution”: direct involvement in conservative parties through candidacies, organisational roles, and…
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Who Influences Whom? Elite and Citizen Preferences Regarding Marijuana and Drug Legalisation in Latin America
In Latin America, public opinion support for drug legalisation is generally low. Yet since the 2010s, drug policy debates have grown, and some politicians became reform advocates. This may suggest a disconnect between elites and citizens. We tentatively explore the relationship between elites’ and…
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The Violent Path to Power: Violence Against Social Activism and the Rise of Criminal Politicians
Social leaders play a crucial role in serving as mediators between communities and authorities. What happens when these leaders are systematically eliminated from their communities? This paper argues that the systematic elimination of social leaders not only weakens communities’ organisational…
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Partisan and Nonpartisan Models of Constitution-Making: A Comparative Case Study of Brazil and Chile
This paper compares Brazil's (1987–1988) National Constituent Assembly and Chile's (2021–2022) Constitutional Convention to examine how partisanship and institutional design shape constitution-making outcomes. Brazil's party-based assembly, despite internal ideological heterogeneity, achieved an…
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How do People Relate to the Police? A Qualitative Study on Motivational Postures Towards the Police in Chile
How do people position themselves towards the police? We draw on Motivational Postures Theory to analyse the relationship between citizens and the police in Chile. We present findings from eleven focus groups conducted among diverse social groups (according to nationality, ethnicity and political…
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Behavioural Consequences of Political Trust in Contexts of Inequality: The Case of Latin America
This article examines the impact of political trust on citizen engagement, focusing on its interaction with economic inequality in Latin America. In a regional context of persistently low trust in democratic institutions and high inequality, we examine how these factors shape citizens’ strategies…
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Intra-party Dynamics and Sub-National Influences in the Emergence of Party Splits in Brazil
Party splits are one of the main sources of change within party systems. They occur when politicians, previously affiliated with another party, leave it and create a new party organisation. While several recent studies have focused on this topic, there remains a wealth of unexplored terrain about…
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Who Do Voters Blame in Times of Crisis? Electoral Accountability in Brazil's Federalism During COVID-19
This study explores electoral accountability in federative systems during crises, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. It analyses how voters assign blame across government levels in contexts of fragmented responsibilities. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research integrates a…
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The Polarising Legacy of Rafael Correa in Ecuadorian Politics (2017–2023)
This article examines the phenomenon of “runoff reversals” in presidential elections, where second-place candidates in the first round surpass frontrunners in the runoff and become president. Focusing on Ecuador's 2021 and 2023 presidential elections, it identifies two key factors behind these…
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Do Sympathisers of Far-Right Parties Support Military Governments and Hold Authoritarian Values? The Case of Chile's Republicanos Party
Rightwing parties in many Latin American countries were historically linked to military dictatorships. Recent studies on the far-right in Latin America underline support for iron-fist policies as a key factor. We assess if identification with the Republicanos Party (PRC) in Chile is associated with…
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Playing in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around: Vote Switching and Positive Agenda Power in Federal Multiparty Systems
Party-based theories of agenda power contend that when majority/plurality cartels exist, they control the outcomes in both the plenary and the committees. However, this conclusion is typically based on the use of dependent variables (roll-call votes and approval rates) that do not convey…
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Audit Risk and Wealth Accumulation: When Politicians Give up on Corruption
Experts have shown that anti-corruption actions can improve the quality of public policies. The issue is that we are not certain if this occurs because politicians reduce their involvement in misconduct. Through an experiment informing mayors of their high audit risk, this paper compares…
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The Effect of Education on Democratic Values Under Different Regime Types in Mexico
This study evaluates the impact of education on democratic values across Mexico's diverse subnational regimes. The findings reveal that the influence of education on democratic support, tolerance of diversity, and civic engagement is notably strong, yet context-dependent. Education significantly…