Participatory Disconnect: Why Democratic Innovations Can Save Lives, but Not Democracy

• In Event: Political Attitudes and Behavior in Latin America

Brief Overview

In this paper we explore why voters do not view democracy more favorably even when improvements in the quality of democracy are directly responsible for making their lives better.

Authors

• Jared Abbott, Tulane University

• Stephanie L. McNulty, Franklin and Marshall College

• Katherine Marie McKiernan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill