Opinión pública y política exterior: claves para el estudio de una relación olvidada
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Pignataro López, Adrián
Cascante Segura, Carlos Humberto
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El objetivo del presente artículo es realizar una exploración inicial de la relación entre opinión pública y política exterior en Costa Rica. Con este fin se emprende un recorrido por las principales discusiones teóricas sobre la materia y estudia las fuentes primarias, compuestas por dos encuestas de opinión realizadas en Costa Rica, enfocadas hacia la política exterior. Se ahonda en la descripción de las variaciones en el interés, conocimiento y preferencias ciudadanas en torno a la política exterior, según sus características demográficas y opiniones de la política doméstica. Se encuentra así que el sexo, la edad, la educación y los ingresos, están significativamente asociados con interés, conocimientos y preferencias. La opinión de la política
exterior del gobierno de Laura Chinchilla es mejor valorada que su gestión del gobierno en general, sin embargo ambas dimensiones están relacionadas. Linealmente, con estos patrones de comportamiento de la opinión pública costarricense en esta materia, se establece una ruta de trabajo para investigaciones más ambiciosas.
The article aims to elaborate an initial exploration on the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy in Costa Rica. Lor this reason, the paper analyzes the main theoretical discussions on this subject and elaborates a study based on prim ary sources, consisting of two opinion surveys conducted in Costa Rica, which had questions on foreign policy components. Therefore, it describes variations in Costa Rican citizen interest, knowledge and preferences on foreign policy according to their socio demographic features and stances on domestic politics. We found that sex, age, education and income are significantly associated with interest, knowledge and preferences. The opinion on Laura Chinchilla’s foreign policy is better valued than her management of government in general, though both dimension are related. Linally, with these patterns of behavior in Costa Rican public opinion, we establish a roadmap for more ambitions research on the subject.
The article aims to elaborate an initial exploration on the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy in Costa Rica. Lor this reason, the paper analyzes the main theoretical discussions on this subject and elaborates a study based on prim ary sources, consisting of two opinion surveys conducted in Costa Rica, which had questions on foreign policy components. Therefore, it describes variations in Costa Rican citizen interest, knowledge and preferences on foreign policy according to their socio demographic features and stances on domestic politics. We found that sex, age, education and income are significantly associated with interest, knowledge and preferences. The opinion on Laura Chinchilla’s foreign policy is better valued than her management of government in general, though both dimension are related. Linally, with these patterns of behavior in Costa Rican public opinion, we establish a roadmap for more ambitions research on the subject.
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Política exterior, Opinión pública, Encuestas, Costa Rica, Foreign policy, Public opinion, Surveys
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https://revistas.javerianacali.edu.co/index.php/perspectivasinternacionales/article/view/1589