Is Latin America a Region for Green Parties? Factors Behind Their Presence and Performance

This research addresses the imbalance between the predominantly European-focused literature on Green Parties and the limitedscholarly attention devoted to Latin America. It does so by mapping the current landscape of the Green party family in the regionand the applicability of established theoretica...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Ruiz Rodríguez, Leticia María, Moreschi, Nevio
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/132124
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132124
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:32
electoral competition
green party family
latin american party system
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
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Resumo:This research addresses the imbalance between the predominantly European-focused literature on Green Parties and the limitedscholarly attention devoted to Latin America. It does so by mapping the current landscape of the Green party family in the regionand the applicability of established theoretical frameworks. The study identifies the key factors influencing votes for Green Partiesthrough Logistic Models on a dataset of 150 competitive elections across 15 Latin American countries (1985–2024). The findingsreveal that the determinants of Green Party success in Latin America largely parallel those observed in Western contexts, withsocioeconomic factors being associated with Green Parties’ presence and decentralisation with electoral performances.