UNA APROXIMACIÓN AL ESTADO DE LOS ESTUDIOS DE CASO SOBRE REPRESENTACIÓN POLÍTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA

Abstract

The present article intends to establish a mapping of the case studies published up to now that work with political representation in Latin America understood as the variation of perceptions between political elites and citizens. The works are contrasted to locate trends and discussions. Among other things, it is concluded that case studies are constantly in dialogue with comparative investigations, although their conclusions and analytical frameworks do not coincide completely. In addition, there is a vacuum of research on Central America, the Caribbean or Mexico. Finally, the 1 El autor agradece a Lucía Selios (UdelaR, Uruguay), por las lecturas y observaciones previas al borrador de este artículo. 2 Investigador de Flacso-Sede académica Costa Rica. Miembro del ECPR Standing Group on Latin American Politics; rsaenz@usal.es.ORCID: 0000-00018717-1870. 200 REVISTA LATINOAMERICANA DE OPINIÓN PÚBLICA / NÚMERO 9 prominence and level of publication of certain authors suggest the possible structuring of a field of recent study for the Ibero-American region.