Abstract:Building support for democracy and raising awareness about the consequences of its absence is essential to support the process of democratization in autocratic regimes; however, it is not an easy task. While an abstract discussion of the merits of democratic institutions might be ineffective, open discussions of the regime’s authoritarian nature can be counter-productive and dangerous. Our study builds on prospect theory to inform the design of three educational interventions to promote democracy as a politica… Show more
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