Losers' consent and emotions in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum
Losers' consent and emotions in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum
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英国脱欧公投后失败者的同意和情绪
DOI：
10.1080/01402382.2023.2168945
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Tilley J
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Tilley J
失败一方的选民愿意接受选举结果——失败者的同意——对于民主合法性至关重要。本文探讨了情绪在塑造人们对选举公平的看法中的作用，认为感到愤怒的失败方选民不太愿意接受民主结果。我们以 2016 年英国脱欧公投以及 2019 年英国大选为背景，使用原始调查数据和诱发特定情绪反应（愤怒和快乐）的实验来检验情绪的因果效应。结果表明，对选举结果感到愤怒的失败者不太可能接受民主进程的合法性，而且愤怒对减少失败者的同意具有因果效应。这些发现表明，政治家或许能够通过调动情绪反应来影响选民对民主的信心。
The willingness of voters on the losing side to accept electoral outcomes – losers’ consent – is essential to democratic legitimacy. This article examines the role of emotions in shaping people’s perceptions of electoral fairness, arguing that voters on the losing side who feel angry are less willing to accept democratic outcomes. This is examined in the context of the 2016 Brexit referendum, as well as the 2019 UK general election, using original survey data and an experiment in which specific emotional responses (anger and happiness) are induced to test the causal effect of emotions. The results show that losers who felt angry about an electoral outcome are less likely to accept the legitimacy of the democratic process and that anger has a causal effect in reducing losers’ consent. These findings suggest that politicians may be able to influence voters’ faith in democracy by mobilising emotional responses.