Abstract

HERNANDEZ-DIAZ, Juan Carlos  and  ECHEVERRI-MARTINEZ, Laura Milena. Voting Democracy in Colombia from a Competitive View. Ágora U.S.B. [online]. 2018, vol.18, n.2, pp.496-511. ISSN 1657-8031.  https://doi.org/10.21500/16578031.3829.

This article aims to pose the functioning of electoral democracy in Colombia, based on John Schumpeter’s Competitive Theory. From the national historic events, it is intended to understand what the impact is and what the election process means in this society. Since the intention is to understand how democracy has developed in Colombia, it is necessary to define at first the key concepts to understand what democracy is, specifically the electoral and competitive one. Then, to analyze the electoral behavior in Colombia, through quantitative and qualitative data on the latest elections, regarding issues, such as legitimacy, value, and absenteeism. These variables will allow us to identify the main weaknesses for democracy in the country. With the intention of applying the theoretical scope, a brief analysis about the political behavior in Bogotá will be made, as being the capital city of the country and as the center of the national political movement, this will allow to achieve a valuable understanding on the democracy in Colombia.

Keywords : Voting Behavior; Democracy; Competitive Democracy; and Voting Democracy..

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