Predictors of party identification in Peru (1995-2018): an exploratory analysis

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This paper is an exploratory study, that seeks to stablish some analytical parameters, for an ongoing investigation schedule of the political cleavage in Peru. The goal is to analyze how the cleavages have contributed to the relationship between the Peruvian voters and the parties’ blocks since 1995 until 2018. For that, we used data from the World Values Survey (WVS) and data reduction techniques, which facilitated the identification of the existing divisions amongst the Peruvian electorate. This paper shows that there is a great oscillation in the declared votes for these block parties, which could be explained by the Peruvian political instability, hindering the consolidation of several Partisan identities.

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Political Cleavages , Voters , Party identity , Peru , Peruvian Politic

Author Biographies

Yasmin Azucena Calmet Ipince, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Politóloga peruana. Doctora en Ciencia Política y Magister en Sociología Política por la Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Actualmente es investigadora voluntaria en el Núcleo Interdisciplinario en Políticas Públicas – NIPP/UFSC. Es analista político para el InterRegional for Strategic Analyis en Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Miembro del IPSA Reseach Committe 44 Security, Conflict and Democratization. Fue profesora de Ciencia Política en la Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (2021-2024), Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (2022-2023), Universidad Católica de Santa María (2021-2022) y de Ciencias Sociales en la Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (2019-2020) y Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2013-2014). Sus áreas de investigación abarcan una amplia gama de tópicos tales como Democracia y Autoritarismo, Conflictos Armados, Terrorismo, Seguridad y Defensa, Comportamiento Político, Participación Política, y Partidos Políticos.

Gregorio Unbehaun Leal da Silva , Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Politólogo brasileño. Magister em Sociología política y candidato a Doctor en Ciencia Política en la Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Actualmente es Profesor en el Centro Universitario para el Desarrollo del Alto Valle de Itajaí – UNIVADI, e investigador voluntario en el Núcleo Interdisciplinario en Políticas Públicas – NIPP/UFSC. Sus áreas de investigación abarcan tópicos tales como Partidos Políticos, Comportamiento Político y Participación Política.

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