The Spatial Dimensions of Left-Right Polarization in Latin America
Keywords:
political cleavages, party polarization, left and right, representation, biplot, Latin AmericaAbstract
This article uses the interview data from the Parliamentary Elites Project ofthe University of Salamanca to measure left-right divisions of Latin American politicalparties. It identifies the dimensions of left-right polarization (state intervention, values,images of the United States, the armed forces, and democracy). It relies upon Hj-Biplot,a statistical technique that permits simultaneously representing the dimensions ofpolarization and their particular weight in left-right cleavages. The article concludes thatimages of the United States, values, and support for democracy are the principal dimensionsof polarization between legislative parties in selected Latin American countries
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