“Democracy in America?” with Matthew Graham, Yale University

Event time: 
Friday, October 5, 2018 - 12:00pm through 1:15pm
Location: 
Institution for Social and Policy Studies (PROS77 ), A001
77 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

ISPS EXPERIMENTS WORKSHOP

Abstract: Does mass polarization reduce electoral accountability for anti-democratic behavior? We derive and test predictions from a simple model of candidate choice and test them in a candidate choice experiment. We find that when respondents perceive larger policy differences between hypothetical candidates, they are less likely to defect from a candidate who violates democratic norms.

Matthew H. Graham is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science. His research focuses on mass polarization and beliefs about politically-relevant facts.

Open to: 
Yale Faculty, Yale Postdoctoral Trainees, Yale Graduate and Professional Students