Renovación legislativa en América Latina: construcción de una nueva base de datos y análisis de su evolución temporal
El artículo examina los patrones de renovación legislativa en América Latina. Este contribuye con la introducción de un extensa base de datos originales sobre las tasas de renovación en 204 elecciones entre 1985 y 2023, basado en listas codificadas manualmente de todas y todos los legisladores latinoamericanos elegidos desde 1985; describe los patrones nacionales y temporales de renovación en América Latina, y examina empíricamente la relación entre las tasas de renovación y las reglas institucionales temporales diseñadas para regular los horizontes temporales de las y los legisladores. Los datos revelan que las tasas de renovación en América Latina son extremadamente altas en promedio (alrededor del 70 %) en comparación con las democracias de otras regiones, aunque con una variación significativa. Los determinantes institucionales que rigen los horizontes temporales de los políticos están asociados con la renovación. Los límites de mandato, la presencia de elecciones escalonadas y la duración del mandato se asocian positivamente con tasas de renovación elevadas.
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