Who Becomes Nostalgic for Life Under Authoritarian Rule? The Case of Tunisia

• In Event: Authoritarian Legacies and Political Behavior

Brief Overview

Why do citizens in new democracies become nostalgic for life before democracy? I use a nationally representative survey in Tunisia to determine whether nostalgia stems from negative perceptions of the present or rosy memories of the past.

Author

• Nate Grubman, Stanford University