“Explorando la identificación partidaria e ideológica rumbo a las elecciones generales 2021 de Ecuador en perspectiva transnacional”

Abstract

The present work combines two areas of academic study, transnationalism and electoral studies. Through a comparative case study with quantitative methodology, the exploration of two units of analysis is proposed: Ecuadorians residing in Ecuador and Ecuadorians residing abroad, prior to the general elections in Ecuador in February 2021. With the preparation of online surveys, we seek to know the similarities and differences between both niches of the electorate by studying socioeconomic variables and electoral behavior such as ideological and party identification. The results of the study indicate that the profile of Ecuadorian voters varies between resident and non-resident Ecuadorians; ideological identification is similar in both units of analysis, but the same does not happen in party identification. Finally, it is suggested that the figure of the candidate may be more important than other variables to study of electoral behavior in Ecuadorian voters.

Keywords: TRANSNATIONALISM, ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR, VOTING INTENTION, PROFILE OF THE ECUADORIAN VOTER, GENERAL ELECTIONS OF ECUADOR 2021, ECUADORIANS RESIDING ABROAD