Social Media, Partisanship, and Support for Personalist Leaders: Evidence from Russia’s 2012 Presidential Elections

• In Event: Populism and Voting Behavior in Post-Communist Countries

Brief Overview

The findings support the idea that social media users who are unaffiliated with the Putin affiliated United Russia party are more likely to support the regime than opposition supporters and non-partisans who do not use social media.

Author

• Matthew Placek, University of South Carolina-Upstate