The Perils of Winning: Electoral Victory and the Affective Roots of Democratic Tolerance for Rule-bending Across 31 Democracies

• In Event: Contemporary Behavioral Research in Populist and Authoritarian Environments

Brief Overview

I test whether electoral victory heightens in-party favoritism that leads winners to excuse democratic norm erosion. Using cross-national data from 31 countries, I show that victory-induced partisan affect sustains support for rule-bending leaders.

Author

• Yu-Shiuan Huang, National Chengchi University