Electoral integrity, interest in politics, and satisfaction with democracy in Mexico
Citizen perceptions of electoral integrity play an influential role in their assessment of democracy. This research argues that citizens’ perceptions of electoral integrity and malpractice are further conditioned by their level of interest in politics. If elections are perceived as free and fair, th...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositório: | Foro Internacional |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article/2819 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2819 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | perception of electoral integrity perception of electoral malpractice satisfaction with democracy political interest Mexico percepción de integridad electoral percepción de manipulación electoral satisfacción con la democracia interés en la política |
| Resumo: | Citizen perceptions of electoral integrity play an influential role in their assessment of democracy. This research argues that citizens’ perceptions of electoral integrity and malpractice are further conditioned by their level of interest in politics. If elections are perceived as free and fair, those who are more interested in politics are expected to be more satisfied with democracy. Focusing on the Mexican case, the analysis shows that interest in politics conditions the relationship between perceptions of electoral malpractice and satisfaction with democracy. Citizens who are more interested in politics are less satisfied with democracy when they perceive evidence of fraud or electoral manipulation. |
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