Ecuador experienced domestic instability between 1996 and 2006, culminating in a new constitution under President Rafael Correa. This annotated data project examines Correa's anti-establishment movement, the role of popular mobilization, and the distinct constitution-making process. The project was authored by Norman Wray Reyes and harvested by QDR.
Use Cases
- Analyze political instability and coalition dynamics based on the description of domestic instability and Correa's 'hardball' tactics.
- Study the role of popular mobilization in political change based on the mention of Correa using mobilization to bolster his cause.
- Examine the impact of constitution-making on minority groups based on the described gains for the indigenous community.
- Compare Latin American political movements based on the description of Ecuador's distinct 'Pink-Tide' process.
- Investigate media-government conflicts in political transitions based on the mention of fights with the media over natural resources.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific and consequential decade (1996-2006) of Ecuadorian political history.
- Provides annotated analysis linked to a published article, offering contextual interpretation.
- Examines a distinct political process compared to broader regional trends.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- QDR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI) data project.
- Time Range
- 1996-2006
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 20:00:44; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Ecuador