Social Networks and Partisanship in Electoral Autocracies

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Brief Overview

In electoral autocracies, why do some people support the opposition while others support the ruling party? I argue that social networks are key to explaining partisanship, and that it can be contagious through the process of political socialization.

Author

• Natalie Wenzell Letsa, Michigan State University