Abstract

MONTECINOS, Egon. Analysis of Electoral Behaviour: From Rational Election to Web Theory. Revista de Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2007, vol.13, n.1, pp.9-22. ISSN 1315-9518.

This paper is a review of the literature that explains the individual’s electoral behaviour, in specific, especial emphasis in literature on rational choice and the recent contributions of the theory of networks. The objective of this review is to identify the essential worries, an explanation of the vote, and the principal weaknesses and contributions of each one of the models that explain electoral behaviour. The principal result is that in the present-day context, where ideological differentiations become diffuse and communicational bombardment confuses the political messages, the vote cannot be totally defined completely as a result of previous reasoning, but also is influenced by the work of networks that the political parties or candidates undertake. The methodology used was documentary analysis wherein specialized literature on the matter was consulted.

Keywords : Rational choice; individual; networks; electoral behaviour.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )