“A la gente como yo nos da lo mismo”. Efectos de las condiciones materiales en la indiferencia hacia el régimen político en América Latina

Jon Subinas; Sergio García-Rendón

doi:10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.14138

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“It’s All the Same to People Like Me”. Effects of Material Conditions on Indifference to the Political Regime in Latin America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.14138

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Published: Jan 16, 2025

Issue: Vol. 37 No. 1 (2025): Promesas incumplidas de la democracia

Section Thematic Dossier

Keywords: democracy indifference wealth public opinion

Authors

Jon Subinas
Centro Internacional de Estudios Políticos y Sociales (CIEPS) - SNI Panamá

Sergio García-Rendón
Centro Internacional de Estudios Políticos y Sociales (CIEPS)

Abstract

Este artigo tem como objetivo responder à pergunta sobre quais fatores influenciam o nível de indiferença cidadã com relação ao regime político na América Latina. Para isso, é usada regressão logística com dados do Latinobarómetro, em que a variável dependente é a terceira opção da pergunta sobre o apoio à democracia no questionário da pesquisa: “Pessoas como eu não se importam se temos um regime democrático ou não democrático”. Como uma das variáveis independentes, é introduzida uma nova proposta para medir o nível de bem-estar material dos entrevistados, com base na posse de bens e serviços, o que permite aprofundar o efeito da dimensão material sobre a política. Isso representa uma contribuição porque a dimensão material não tem sido tão importante nas análises que utilizam pesquisas de opinião pública na América Latina, seja por considerações teóricas, seja por metodológicas. Os resultados mostram que as pessoas com pior acesso ao bem-estar material são as que expressam maior predisposição a se desconectar do regime político, enquanto as pessoas que acreditam que a democracia resolve os problemas mostram menor tendência a ser indiferentes ao regime político.

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Subinas, J., & García-Rendón, S. (2025). “It’s All the Same to People Like Me”. Effects of Material Conditions on Indifference to the Political Regime in Latin America. Desafíos, 37(1), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.14138

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