Fresh Start or Ideological Battle? An Experimental Research about Voter Support for New Right Wing Parties In Latin America

• In Event: Radical Right and Populist Politics in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

This paper argues that support for the new right in Latin America is driven by candidates’ perceived newness rather than ideology, using a conjoint experiment in Brazil to test newness against ideological traits in social and economic policies.

Authors

• Isabela Padilha Vilela, Rice University

• Ignacio Santoro, Rice University