Event

The Pulse of Democracy in the Americas: Results from the 2021 AmericasBarometer Study

Date & Time

Tuesday

Nov. 16, 2021

9:30am – 11:00am ET

Event Sponsors

Latin America Program

Argentina Project

Event Co-Sponsors

Image Credit

Overview

Every two years, the LAPOP Lab at Vanderbilt University releases the AmericasBarometer, a regional field survey to gauge the public’s assessment of democratic governance, support for democratic values and institutions, and perceptions of basic liberties. The AmericasBarometer also explores how citizens experience the rule of law and engage in political life. Now in its ninth round, the AmericasBarometer allows for comparisons among countries and over time, providing important insights into the evolution of democratic attitudes in the region and the comparative trajectories of individual countries. The survey is especially important in measuring trends in public support for democracy against a backdrop of deep economic and social dislocations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speakers

Elizabeth Zechmeister

Director, LAPOP, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University

Noam Lupu

Associate Director, LAPOP, and Associate Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University

Introduction

Barbara Feinstin

Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID

Moderator

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow and Former Director, Latin America Program

Panelists

Adriana Camacho

Senior Economist - Consultant, United Nations Development Programme

Ariel C. Armony

Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Director, University Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh

Hosted By

Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more