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Silva, Bruno Castanho (2019). He's Not One of Them! Antiestablishment Supporters of Populist Governments in Bolivia and Ecuador. J. Polit., 81 (3). S. 1085 - 1090. CHICAGO: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. ISSN 1468-2508

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Abstract

Populist discourse is conceptually antiestablishment. Extensive research has found that political dissatisfaction is associated with populist support. However, most tests have been in cases with populist parties in opposition. This essay asks what happens to antiestablishment populist supporters once their candidate wins a national election. I argue, based on cognitive dissonance theory, that these supporters change their view of which actors constitute the political establishment so that their leader is not part of it. The hypothesis is tested with survey data from Bolivia and Ecuador collected when two populist presidents (Evo Morales and Rafael Correa) were elected. Results confirm that populist supporters dissociate the federal government from other political institutions once a populist is elected president, and that this dissociation can last for a few years. This has theoretical implications for understanding how individuals continue to support antiestablishment governments, important in a time of populist victories in several countries.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Silva, Bruno Castanho UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-136437
DOI:	10.1086/703071
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Polit.
Volume:	81
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 1085 - 1090
Date:	2019
Publisher:	UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
Place of Publication:	CHICAGO
ISSN:	1468-2508
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language VOTE Multiple languages Political Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13643