Disaggregating Political Cynicism: Evidence of Two Types of Cynicism and their Attitudinal Consequences

• In Event: Psychological Needs, Cynicism, and Politics

Brief Overview

Using original survey data from the US and Kenya, we show that where political cynicism is high there are two types: (a) cynicism about human nature generally, and (b) cynicism about elites only, with different consequences for political preferences.

Authors

• Alexis Palmer, New York University

• Gwyneth McClendon, New York University