Abstract

PEREIRA ALMAO, Valia. New Political Parties and the Consolidation of Political Parties in Venezuela. Revista de Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.2, pp.342-362. ISSN 1315-9518.

This article explores new political party identification in Venezuela in the first decade of the XXI century from a theoretical and methodological perspective that links explanations put forward in studies about political attitudes in the country based on political and electoral psycho-sociological behavior patterns and with current new party movements. In order to observe the potential consequences of new party membership, we inquire into some factors understood in the theory mentioned above as reliable indicators of party identification and solidarity, such as in the case of political socialization by the family. The historical comparison of party identification in the country and its relationship with socialization allows us to discuss the possibilities for new parties to achieve deep and durable social roots, and the challenges they face in promoting stability in the political system.

Keywords : Political attitudes; political culture; party-ism; political behavior; party identification.