The need for electoral geography: the possibilities of the field
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-0892.geousp.2023.204649Keywords:
electoral geography, voting geography, compositional effect, contextual effect, narrative reviewAbstract
The current diffusion of georeferencing software and new statistical techniques have expanded the possibilities in Electoral Geography. The article aims to analyze the production within it, revealing gaps in Brazilian production compared to English. The methodology used was the narrative literature review based on the SANRA protocol, which systematizes and reveals possible research paths. The research revealed that, among the three major themes of electoral geography, there is a distinct concentration of interest between national and foreign production, the first being focused on the compositional effect and the second on the contextual effect. In addition, only 4% of production in Brazil is carried out by geographers and 14% in magazines specialized in geography. Finally, it is suggested to overcome the supposed dichotomy between compositional effect and contextual effect, positioning both as rich fields of electoral geography.
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