Does media exposure moderate the political influence of family networks? Evidence from the 2019 Philippine Elections

• In Event: Clientelism, Programmatic Policies, and Local Politics

Brief Overview

We aim to find whether family networks’ influence during elections is moderated by media exposure. Through a large-scale network analysis, we hope to illustrate mechanisms that weaken or strengthen political clientelism in the Philippines.

Authors

• Omar Dumdum, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Youran Abby Qin, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Wil Meyer Dubree, University of Wisconsin-Madison