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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 11, 1996 - Issue 1
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Representaciones sociales de la democracia y el sistema electoral: estudio comparativo entre México y el País Vasco

Social representations of democracy and the electoral system: A comparative study of Mexico and the Basque Country

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Pages 47-69 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

Se presenta un estudio transcultural sobre las Representaciones de la Democracia, del Poder y el Sistema Electoral en México (Monterrey) y el País Vasco. Se encontraron tres representacionesen cada una de las muestras. Sin embargo, emergieron importantes diferencias en los discursos de México y el País Vasco. Además, dichos discursos o representaciones de la Democracia y el Poder se anclaron en deferentes posicionamientos ideológicos, así como en la práctica social de voto. Las diferencias entre las dos muestras se asocian a diferencias en la historia económica, política y social de cada país. Finalmente, se discute la polémica en torno a la perspectivas «racionalista» versus «racionalizadora» dentro del estudio de las representaciones.

Abstract

This is a cross-cultural study on social representations of Democracy, Power and Electoral Systems in Mexico (Monterrey) and the Basque Country. Three representations were found in each sample. However, important differences were observed between the Mexican and the Basque representations. Moreover, the social representations of Democracy and Power were linked to different ideological positions, as well as different social practices. The differences between the two samples are associated with differences in the economic, political and social history of each country. Finally, the debate about the «rationalist» versus «rationalizationist» perspectives in the study of representationsis also analyzed.

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