Finding Efficacy through Political Action in Brazil’s 2018 Presidential Election

• In Event: Protest and Apathy

Brief Overview

Using panel and survey data, we assess changes in political efficacy among Brazilian respondents during the 2018 presidential election. We show that the perceived efficacy of voting made substantial gains during the campaign.

Authors

• Mason Wallace Moseley, West Virginia University

• Matthew L. Layton, Ohio University-Main Campus

• Mollie Jane Cohen, University of Georgia

• Amy Erica Smith, Iowa State University