Left and Right in Colombia. A Quick Look at the Socio-demographic Features of the Country’s Ideological Spectrum
No. 66 (2007-07-01)Author(s)
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Juan Carlos Rodríguez Raga*Candidato a Ph.D. en Ciencia Política de la Universidad de Pittsburgh, EE.UU. Profesor asistente, Departamento de Ciencia Política Universidad de los Andes. Correo electrónico: juanrodr@uniandes.edu.co
Abstract
The author describes some of the characteristics of Colombia’s current political spectrum based on a comparative view of the ideological positions of Colombian, Venezuelan and Uruguayan citizens. This shows that Colombians are closer to the right of the ideological spectrum than most Latin Americans, who have turned to the left. The 2006 Latin American Public Opinion Project survey (LAPOP) shows that on average, only Dominican and Honduran citizens are more inclined to the right than Colombians.
Keywords:
Colombia, public opinion, Latin America, left, right
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