The ideological basis of conservative populism : the Brazilian 2018 elections
The 2018 Brazilian elections saw the rise to power of Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing extremist that relied heavily in populist rhetoric and strategy. He is just another example of a conservative populist who took the world by surprise in the last few years, begging the question of what the ideologi...
| Main Author: | Rennó Junior, Lucio Remuzat |
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| Format: | Trabalho |
| Language: | Inglês |
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2020
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https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/37544 |
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The 2018 Brazilian elections saw the rise to power of Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing extremist
that relied heavily in populist rhetoric and strategy. He is just another example
of a conservative populist who took the world by surprise in the last few years, begging
the question of what the ideological underpinnings of vote for populist conservatism
are. This paper uses a unique public opinion dataset, the 2018 Brazilian Electoral
Panel Study, to extensively explore how positions on divisive issues regarding social,
economic and cultural factors influenced vote choice and Bolsonarismo – affection towards
Bolsonaro suppporters – in the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections. It is the first
study to explore the basis of conservatism in recent Latin American elections. It also
includes a wealth of items on issues, allowing for a more detailed characterization of
conservative ideological preferences. Results indicate that a cultural backlash perspective
(Inglehart and Norris 2016), views on law and order and harsh punishment to
crime, as well as economic liberalism, are the pillars of support for right-wing populism
in Brazil. The Brazilian case details and reinforces patterns found elsewhere in the
world about the ideological foundations of right-wing populism/extremism. In addition,
findings point out to a well-defined, consistent right-wing voter in the Brazilian electorate,
a somewhat missed piece of the puzzle in prior research on voting in the region. |
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