Download full text
(927.5Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-98102-1
Exports for your reference manager
Populismo-autoritário de direita? Antielitismo, pluralismo e voto em eleições presidenciais em democracias americanas
Right-wing authoritarian populism? Anti-elitism, pluralism, and voting in presidential elections in American democracies
[journal article]
Abstract
The coming to power of rulers with populist-authoritarian characteristics is only possible based on the support of voters identified with their speeches and practices. Therefore, in this article, we investigate the impact of attitudes towards political elites, immigrants and minorities on the electo... view more
The coming to power of rulers with populist-authoritarian characteristics is only possible based on the support of voters identified with their speeches and practices. Therefore, in this article, we investigate the impact of attitudes towards political elites, immigrants and minorities on the electoral choice for president in Brazil (2018), Chile (2017), Costa Rica (2018), Uruguay (2019), and the United States (2016). Post-election public opinion data from Module 5 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) were used. The variables were operationalized from the construction of anti-elitism and pluralism scales, and the perception of corruption was adopted as part of the rejection phenomenon of political elites. The results show that (anti)pluralism was a better predictor of voting in these elections than anti-elitism and corruption, suggesting that the dispute between more and less liberal-progressive values was at the heart of the political debate in all countries studied.... view less
Keywords
populism; authoritarianism; presidential election; voting behavior; political attitude; public opinion; political elite; corruption; pluralism; Brazil; Chile; Costa Rica; Uruguay; United States of America
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Authoritarian Populism; Anti-Elitism; Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 85-109
Journal
Revista Debates, 17 (2023) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-5269.129117
ISSN
1982-5269
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed