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<journal-id>0185-1616</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Estudios políticos (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Estud. polít. (Méx.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0185-1616</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0185-16162006000200219</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/fcpys.24484903e.2006.8.37689</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El realineamiento electoral en México: elementos para su estudio]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo-Ahuja Ruíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcela]]></given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="A">
<institution><![CDATA[,  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>8</numero>
<fpage>219</fpage>
<lpage>242</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-16162006000200219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-16162006000200219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-16162006000200219&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El trabajo se ubica en la línea de análisis relativa al realineamiento electoral que pone de relieve los traslados acentuados y permanentes de las preferencias partidistas en los resultados electorales. La autora revisa los conceptos clave de dicho enfoque, como son: elección crítica, era electoral, desalineamiento; asimismo discute el análisis de las diferenciaciones regionales, dentro de las cuales destaca diversos indicadores para su medición: tamaño del sistema de partidos, índice de competencia, Índice de volatilidad, grado de escisión e Índice de dispersión regional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This article is a study about electoral realignments. It focuses on sharp and permanent changes in party preferences and their impact on electoral performances. The author looks at a series of key concepts, including informed electoral choices, election periods and electoral realignments. The article al so discusses regional differences and highlights sorne measures to assess them: the size of the party system, the index of competitiveness, the index of electoral volatility, the extent of divisions and regional dispersion of preferences.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Realineamiento electoral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Elección crítica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Era electoral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Desalineamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Sistema de partidos]]></kwd>
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