Control territorial y decisión de voto en Colombia: un enfoque multinivel

This paper develops a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between violent contexts of territorial control and vote choice by drawing on insights from literature on the contextual determinants of political behavior and civil wars. It tests the hypothesis that individuals living i...

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Author: Miguel García Sánchez
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2016
Country:México
Institution:CIDE
Repository:Repositorio Institucional CIDE
OAI Identifier:oai:cide.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1011/695
Online Access:http://cide.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1011/695
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:info:eu-repo/classification/AUTOR/Control territorial
info:eu-repo/classification/AUTOR/Decisión de voto
info:eu-repo/classification/AUTOR/Colombia
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/5
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Summary:This paper develops a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between violent contexts of territorial control and vote choice by drawing on insights from literature on the contextual determinants of political behavior and civil wars. It tests the hypothesis that individuals living in a violent context tend to behave in line with the strategic objectives and ideological orientations proclaimed by the armed actor dominating the area. Using a national survey conducted in Colombia in 2005, and contextual level data, this paper employs hierarchical regression models to test this hypothesis. Results suggest that on moving from areas dominated by the colombian state to regions controlled by right-wing paramilitary groups, individuals were more likely to support a presidential candidate on the right of the ideological spectrum. However, this relationship appears to be conditioned by partisanship, as minority party sympathizers’ vote choices are the most affected by changes in violent contexts.