When Civil Society Overreaches: Voter Aversion to Expansive Civil Society Electoral Mobilization

• In Event: Electoral Politics, Politicians, and Parties in India

Brief Overview

Restrictive environments push CSOs to mobilize broadly via coalitions but voters trust them only when connected by community ties, limiting the potential effectiveness of CSO electoral mobilization.

Authors

• Feyaad Allie, Harvard University

• Pratik Sanjay Mahajan, Yale University