Who Is Alienated When Foreigners Subvert Democracy: Evidence from Lebanon

Abstract:

When foreign powers undertake actions to subvert a country’s democratic systems, some citizens are more likely to be alienated than others. Who stands to lose when democracy is subverted, and why? In this paper, we identify characteristics of the voters most likely to lose utility should democracy fail.  We present a theoretical argument to defend the voter profile we identify.  We use a survey we conducted in Lebanon to illustrate and support our argument.

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