Resocialización política e identificación partidaria en perspectiva transnacional: Evidencia del voto migrante chileno y venezolano en y desde Ecuador (1979–2018)

Abstract

Migrant voting is a growing phenomenon. Since the 2008 Constitution, Ecuador has included migrants in the electoral arena. Migrants’ transnational political participation is conditioned by previous experiences in the origin country. This has motivated the present research to analyze how the Chilean and Venezuelan diasporas’ (1979–2018) political socialization processes have affected their political resocialization processes, electoral participation, as well as their ideological and partisan identities, once residing in Ecuador. An in-depth analysis of 29 interviews, combined with a survey, have permitted a thorough examination into experiences during the formative years of migrants from both diasporas. Experiences in non-democratic regimes have affected their partisan identity and ideology, but also reveals the fact that these migrants believe democracy is the best form of government.