Polarization, Political Knowledge, and the Politics of Impeachment: Unraveling Democratic Attitudes in Brazil and Argentina

• In Event: Causes and Consequences of Polarization

Brief Overview

This study explores how polarization and political knowledge influence democratic attitudes in Brazil and Argentina, focusing on instrumental impeachment. Greater political knowledge reduces support, with Bolsonaro supporters being an exception.

Authors

• Flavia Batista Batista da Silva, University of Maryland-College Park

• Ernesto F. Calvo, University of Maryland-College Park