To the Loser goes the Spoils? Nicaragua's Election as a Signal of Opposition Support

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Brief Overview

Using survey data, we detail how growing ICT access may be devaluing the worth of electoral processes to illiberal regimes. This stands against the literature on the value of elections to illiberal regimes and introduces a new avenue for research.

Authors

• Morgan Wack, University of Washington

• Nicolas Wittstock