Politicians’ High-status Signals Make Less-Educated Citizens More Supportive of Violent Action Against Government: A Video-Vignette Survey Experiment

• In Event: Public Opinion and Political Violence

Brief Overview

How does confrontation with the high-status signals of politicians affect less-educated citizens’ attitudes and behavior? Using a unique video-vignette survey experiment, we find that it increases their support for violent action against government.

Authors

• Kjell Noordzij, Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Willem De Koster, Erasmus University Rotterdam

• Jeroen van der Waal, Erasmus University Rotterdam