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SUMMARY:Marcela Ibáñez — Authoritarian Aid and Democratic Attitudes: Backl
 ash\, Not Diffusion
DESCRIPTION:How does the local presence of an authoritarian power shape ci
 tizens' commitment to democracy? Existing theories suggest engagement wit
 h authoritarian states should weaken democratic commitment through norm d
 iffusion\, accommodation\, or authoritarian learning. This paper challeng
 es that expectation by examining Chinese development finance in Latin Ame
 rica. Using geocoded data\, it estimates the subnational effect of exposu
 re to Chinese aid on democratic attitudes. Exposure increases support for
  democracy rather than undermining it. The effect is strongest in authori
 tarian and weakly democratic settings and absent in consolidated democrac
 ies. Exposure does not improve perceptions of China or the United States\
 , casting doubt on soft power or foreign-comparison explanations. Instead
 \, the paper argues that visible Chinese projects make incumbents' author
 itarian character more salient\, triggering an accountability response. T
 hese findings recast authoritarian external influence as a contingent cat
 alyst for democratic reinforcement.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nMarcela Ibáñe
 z is a Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at CDDRL and is a Postdoctoral Resear
 cher at the Chair of Political Economy and Development at the University 
 of Zurich. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of 
 Mannheim. Her work lies at the intersection of political economy\, develo
 pment\, and vulnerability reduction. Her research interests include inequ
 ality in low and middle-income economies\, sustainability and de\n\nhttp:
 //next-to-u.app/events/132920ed-3b58-461a-b3fc-c8ca7a42336a
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/132920ed-3b58-461a-b3fc-c8ca7a42336a
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