A5016997026- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Politics and Society in Latin America
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- International Development and Aid
- Social Media and Politics
- Social Capital and Networks
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Legal and Constitutional Studies
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
- International Law and Human Rights
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- International Law and Aviation
- Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia
Georgia State University
2013-2024
Syngenta (United States)
2019-2024
University of Washington
2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2006-2019
Triangle
2019
Economic perceptions affect incumbent support, but debate persists over whether voters focus on past or future performance and they view the economy in primarily sociotropic egotropic terms. We theorize nature of economic voting depends context. Evidence from 18 Latin American countries (1995–2009) suggest prospective predominates early election cycle, retrospective gains traction as incumbent’s record develops. Voters emphasize national personal finances except least developed countries....
How does democratic politics inform the interdisciplinary debate on evolution of human co-operation and social preferences (for example, trust, altruism reciprocity) that support it? This article advances a theory partisan trust discrimination in electoral democracies based identity, cognitive heuristics interparty competition. Evidence from behavioral experiments eight show ‘trust gaps’ between co- rival partisans are ubiquitous, larger than gaps identities undergird party system. A natural...
This study measures support for the basic rights, liberties, and practices associated with polyarchy in 12 Latin American democracies. Specifically, it identifies five profiles of polyarchy’s core values norms—public contestation, inclusive participation, limits on executive authority, institutional checks balances. Although citizens who fit polyarch profile accept all principles, those one four mixed ( power constrainer, checker, delegator, restrainer) only some them while rejecting other...
Can natural disasters undermine democratic legitimacy? This article maps a causal pathway from disaster damage to shifts in opinion and behavioral tendencies less established democracies. It theorizes citizens who suffer such contexts will tend toward lower evaluations of institutions, support for values practices, stronger dispositions action. These expectations are tested with national survey data collected following Chile’s 2010 earthquake tsunami by analyzing intracountry differences...
What characterizes the dynamics of presidential popularity? Research based on United States America finds popularity exhibits an almost law-like cyclicality over a president’s term: high post-election “honeymoon” approval rates deteriorate before experiencing end-of-term boost as new elections approach. We contend that cyclical are not specific to USA, but rather characteristic systems more generally, despite heterogeneity in their socio-economic and political contexts. Testing this...
Much of what we know about public support for democracy is based on survey questions “democracy,” a term that varies in meaning across countries and likely prompts uncritically supportive responses. This paper proposes new approach to measuring democracy. We develop battery 17 cover all eight components liberal as defined by the V-Dem project. then ask respondents from 19 national samples evaluate these rights institutions. find considerable heterogeneity how our items cohere, especially...
Who do parties target for clientelistic vote buying? Existing research looks almost exclusively at individuals' socioeconomic and, especially, electoral profiles—which and candidates they support, professed ideological leanings, past voting turnout, choice. We argue party brokers also consider democratic attitudinal profiles. Specifically, are more likely to avoid full-fledged democrats citizens who ambivalent or reject core principles. test this proposition with the 2010 Argentina...
Abstract Asian soybean rust (ASR), caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi , is a devastating disease that present in all major soybean-producing regions. The limited availability of resistant germplasm has resulted scarcity commercial cultivars are to the disease. To date, only Chinese landrace SX6907 demonstrated an immune response ASR. In this study, we isolation and characterization Rpp6907-7 Rpp6907-4 gene pair confer broad-spectrum resistance encode atypic nucleotide-binding leucine-rich...
Turnout among registered voters remains high in post-authoritarian Chile, but valid votes as a percentage of the voting-age population have fallen significantly period and blank/null voting, non-registration, abstention are on rise. Why? This article tests three rival explanations: (1) lack political support; (2) depoliticization; (3) generational shift culture. These theories not mutually exclusive, rather explain distinct contours this electoral phenomenon. Compared to voters, exhibit less...
The importance of institutions in shaping citizens’ ability to punish or reward politicians for economic outcomes is well established. Where divide authority, can blame each other and citizens find it harder assign responsibility policy failures; where clarify lines better hold accountable. However, this argument assumes that perceive as shared among political actors not always the case. Looking at security policy, we argue when concentrated a single actor effect on attribution different...
Abstract Public approval is a crucial source of executive power in presidential systems. Does the public support female and male presidents similarly? Combining insights from gender politics research with psychological evidence, this study theorizes sex-based differentials popularity based on more general expectations linking stereotypes to diverging performance evaluations. Using quarterly analyses eighteen Latin American democracies, South Korea Philippines, compare levels, dynamics,...
Do performance-based rewards and punishments vary with presidents' legislative powers? Are presidents who frequently rule by decree held more accountable for outcomes? In this paper we theorize that accountability varies systematically the powers enjoy how they use them. We test our expectations survey data from 18 Latin American countries. Results indicate individuals' evaluations of economy have bearing on presidential approval where president has strong makes frequent decrees. These...
In a recent Journal of Politics article, Daniela Campello and Cesar Zucco argue that Latin American voters credit blame presidents for economic outcomes unambiguously exogenous to their policy choices, claim undermines broadly held understandings how hold politicians accountable. While we concur on the importance global economy politics in region, challenge study two grounds. First, question designation economies as fitting low-savings commodity-exporting profile key factor shaping influence...
Public support for a democratic system of government is thought to be one the main bulwarks against backsliding. Yet much what we know about democracy based on survey questions "democracy," term that varies in meaning across countries and likely prompts socially desirable responses. Instead, propose new approach measuring democracy: using battery 17 questions, ask respondents from 19 national samples evaluate more granular rights institutions collectively constitute liberal democracy. We...
Distrusting democrats seek accountability and advocate reform in established democracies. Do they behave similarly new democracies? Using AmericasBarometer survey data, cluster analysis identifies five profiles of democratic support Chile: democrat, delegative, fair-weather, illiberal, autocrat. Chilean distrusting are more active protest politics but less electoral than other Chileans, especially fair-weather democrats. The better predict these behaviors the classic Linzian Churchillian...
No political institutions enjoy less public trust than parties. Understanding the implications of this phenomenon for representative democracy requires theoretically informed conceptualizations party and distrust theories about their underlying cognitive processes. In vein, present study conceptualizes as perceived trustworthiness, it models citizens' subjective standards rubrics derives rubric-based measures trust/distrust. The analyses identify that: (1) prize integrity competence, (2)...
Abstract A robust economy is assumed to bolster leaders' standing. This ignores how benefits of growth are distributed. Extending the partisan models economic voting, we theorize executives more likely rewarded when gains from go their constituents. Analyses presidential approval in 18 Latin American countries support our pro-constituency model accountability. When inequality high, concentrates among rich, and right-of-center presidents higher. Leftist benefit equally Further analyses show...
The mechanism and expression of resistance to glyphosate at different plant growing temperatures was investigated in an Amaranthuspalmeri population (VM1) from a soybean field Vicuña Mackenna, Cordoba, Argentina. Resistance not due reduced translocation the meristem or EPSPS duplication, as reported for most US samples. In contrast, proline 106 serine target-site mutation acting additively with over-expression (1.8-fold increase) respectively major minor contributor VM1. indices based on...