Representación legislativa de los pueblos y nacionalidades indígenas (2002-2017): una mirada desde sus partidos políticos

Abstract

As a result of various indigenous migration, the Republic of Ecuador was declared an intercultural and multinational State in the Montecristi Constitution. This resulted in the recognition of the rights of indigenous people and nationalities to be included in the political institutions of the State. In this context, this research comprehensively analyzes the four forms of political representation of the indigenous population, in the unicameral legislature of Ecuador (2002 - 2017). The candidates and legislators of indigenous parties were defined as a unit of analysis, whereas a Nested approach was used for methodology. This study concludes that the collective characteristics of the indigenous people favor the identification links with the indigenous parties, thus the electoral success of their candidates.