Impact of Social Networks on Citizen Perception on Vote Buying in Mexico

How relevant were social networks in the 2018 presidential election? Specifically, given the strategy of political parties to obtain electoral support from citizens in exchange for the distribution of private goods, for the benefit of certain groups, what was the role of social networks in alerting...

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Autor: Gómez Vilchis, Ricardo Román
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/68479
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/68479
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Clientelism
vote buying
media consumption
corruption
public opinion
social networks
Clientelismo
compra del voto
consumo de medios
corrupción
opinión pública
redes sociale
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Sumario:How relevant were social networks in the 2018 presidential election? Specifically, given the strategy of political parties to obtain electoral support from citizens in exchange for the distribution of private goods, for the benefit of certain groups, what was the role of social networks in alerting citizens to the exchange of monetary and non-monetary goods in exchange for the vote? This work is one of the first that examines the determinants of the perception of public opinion about clientelism and vote buying, focusing on media consumption. The research uses a survey conducted in Mexico by Latinobarómetro in 2017, through the management of Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) models. The main finding is that social networks and the perception around corruption alert the population about the clientelism and the purchase of the vote, by political parties and even candidates. In contrast, the evidence suggests that traditional media (television, radio) and face-to-face interaction, with friends and family, have little effect on the perception of public opinion about the delivery of gifts and money