4 papers
Characterization of the presidential inauguration speech and identification of political communities in Colombia: An empirical approach from the analysis of social networks
Carolina Luque, Isabella Agudelo, Kevin Leal +1
Statistical analysis of social networks is a predominant methodology in political science research. In this article we implement network methods to characterize the presidential in…
Bayesian Analysis for Social Science Research
Carolina Luque, Juan Sosa
In this manuscript, we discuss the substantial importance of Bayesian reasoning in Social Science research. Particularly, we focus on foundational elements to fit models under the…
Operationalizing Legislative Bodies: A Methodological and Empirical Perspective
Carolina Luque, Juan Sosa
This manuscript extensively reviews applications, extensions, and models derived from the Bayesian ideal point estimator. We primarily focus our attention on studies conducted in t…
Bayesian modeling of the political preferences of the Colombian Senate 2006-2010: electoral behavior and parapolitics
Juan Valero, Juan Sosa, Carolina Luque
In this paper, a Bayesian spatial voting model is applied for the first time to characterize the legislative behavior of the Senate of the Republic of Colombia for the period 2006-…