Abstract

AREVALO BENCARDINO, Julián; GARCIA ALBARRACIN, Andrea  and  ORTIZ ESCOBAR, David. Corruption, transparency and political participation in Colombia. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.46, pp.133-166.  Epub Oct 10, 2022. ISSN 0124-5996.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v24n46.08.

This paper studies the relationship of the perception of corruption and lack of transparency with voting preferences and protests. It examines the case of Colombia using data from the 2015 Latinobarómetro Survey and a multinomial logistic model that assumes a simultaneous choice of participation type (or a combination of types), which allows us to establish whether the preference for protest substitutes or complements the preference for voting. A positive relationship was found between the perception of corruption and lack of transparency with the preference to protest in addition to voting. If citizens perceive greater corruption or doubt government transparency, they are more willing to participate in demonstrations, without reducing their support for electoral participation. This suggests that there is a general acceptance of formal democratic participation despite the shortcomings of the political regime.

Keywords : Contentious politics, protest, political participation, corruption, transparency; JEL: C51, D72, D84, H83, Z18.

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