How democratically elected politicians get away with autocratizing their countries: A look at Spanish voters

What motivates voters to support candidates who violate democratic norms? In recent years, incumbents have gradually undermined democratic institutions and shifted power relations to their advantage. Despite this, many such politicians continue to enjoy the support of their constituents. At the Goethe Institut in Barcelona and in cooperation with the Innovation in Politics Institute, Elena Avramovska will present the findings of FES Democracy of the Future's report 'Identity, Partisanship, Polarization: How democratically elected politicians get away with autocratizing their countries' and zoom in on what motivates Spanish voters to support undemocratic politicians. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Helfried Carl, Macarena Ares Abaldes, and Marc Guinjoan.

The discussion takes place in the framework of the European Capital of Democracy Programme Year in Barcelona.

Helfried Carl is the founder of the European Capital of Democracy initiative and a member of its Advisory Board, and a Board Member at the Innovation in Politics Institute. As a career diplomat, he has acted as Chief of Cabinet of the President of the Austrian Parliament and Austrian Ambassador to Slovakia.

Macarena Ares Abaldes is a Serra Húnter Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science of the University of Barcelona. She holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute and studies class politics, social policy, electoral behavior, political participation and public opinion.

Marc Guinjoan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Law of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His research interests are focused on political behaviour, elections, parties, electoral systems, populism and political psychology.

Elena Avramovska is a Senior Researcher at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s Office Democracy of the Future. She holds an Erasmus Mundus PhD in Political Sciences from the Université libre de Bruxelles and the University of Geneva. Her research interests are youth, democracy, gender, and polarisation.

How democratically elected politicians get away with autocratizing their countries: A look at Spanish voters

Tuesday, October 1st 2024, 19:00

Goethe-Institut Barcelona
c/ Roger de Flor, 224
08025 Barcelona, Spanien

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