The Effect of Elite Discourse on the Public’s Understanding of (Violent) Political Events

• In Event: Democratic Norms, Political Institutions & Voter Evaluations

Brief Overview

Using a survey experiment, we look at how varying degrees of agreement amongst elites influences the public’s willingness to trust elite opinion and how the public responds to major political events.

Authors

• M.P. Broache, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Melissa N. Baker, The University of Texas at El Paso

• Peter Dominic Carey, University of California-Merced