Abstract

VASQUEZ GONZALEZ, Yessika Lorena. Party System Deinstitutionalization in Bogota, Colombia (1994-2019). Representation, and Responsiveness. Estud. Polit. [online]. 2020, n.58, pp.206-231. ISSN 0121-5167.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.espo.n58a10.

This article explores the effect of the deinstitutionalization of the party system on local democracy, particularly on representation and responsiveness in Bogotá. Research on the Colombian party system concludes that a progressive deinstitutionalization has been evident in recent years; however, such literature has paid little attention to the effect of deinstitutionalization at the local level. For this reason, this article seeks to answer the following questions: What are the strategies used by political parties to connect with citizens? How do representativeness and responsiveness take place? This illustrates the strategies used by political parties in Bogota during the elections for mayor and local government. From an extensive theoretical review, electoral data and empirical studies are analyzed, examining the strategies developed by the parties in Bogotá, in the elections for Mayor and Council. This article concludes that there are different electoral dynamics. During the mayoral elections, there is evidence of strong personalism and political parties have a secondary role. In the elections for local Council, the representation and attention to demands take place through delimited electoral and clientelist networks. In both cases, there is a diminished capacity for responsiveness.

Keywords : Political Institutions; Party System; Political Representation; Local Politics; Responsiveness.

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