The Role of Political Trust in Voting Populist: A Cross-National Examination of Spain and Argentina

• In Event: Support For and Opposition to Populist Parties

Brief Overview

Using original survey data from Spain and Argentina, this paper demonstrates that individuals who exhibit lower levels of trust in representative institutions are more likely to rely on populist leader brands when it comes to vote choice.

Authors

• Emily Bickle Carty, University of Salamanca

• Mariano Torcal, Universitat Pompeu Fabra