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Association: Name: The Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Rodriguez, Patricia. "Political Activism and Institutional Trust in Latin America: Citizens in Defense ofDemocracy?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 15, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p84087_index.html>

Rodriguez, P. M. , 2004-04-15 "Political Activism and Institutional Trust in Latin America: Citizens in Defense ofDemocracy?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p84087_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The involvement of citizens in public issues plays an important role during and after transitions to democracy, as it leads to contacts of citizens with political institutions that may or may not be responsive to their demands. In this paper, I look at the paradoxical relation between citizens political activism, intense distrust in institutions, and relatively stable evaluations of democracy in eight Latin American countries (Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Peru). Using data from the World Values Survey 95/97, I use simultaneous equation modeling to uncover the nature and extent of the relationship between the three variables. The findings show that participation engenders more institutional distrust and less belief in democracy's effectiveness, yet higher levels of distrust and democratic effectiveness generate higher participation. This suggests that the greater trust and confidence in democracy that should be the result of higher participation is not occuring. At some point in the connection between participation and institutions, the expected relationship fails to materialize. This study examines explanations for this result and for subtle country differences in the three variables examined

Citizens’ Corruption Perceptions in International Comparison: The Role of Social Status and the Interplay of Individual- and Country-Level Effects

Aid Effectiveness in Democracies: How Political Institutions Shape the Use of Foreign Aid in Recipient Countries

Political Trust for a New Regime: The Case of Immigrants from Non-Democratic Countries in Canada