Ni justo ni legitimo: The role of social status and neoliberal context on perceived social justice in Latin America and its political consequences.

ABSTRACT: We study the role of social status and neoliberal contexts on perceptions of social justice and their consequences for political behaviour in Latin America. While most literature measures these perceptions through personal assessments of income distribution fairness, we resort to a wider understanding including perceptions of fairness on access to fundamental rights. Using data from the Latinobarómetro 2020 survey (N ≈ 20,204), we find that perceived social justice involves assessments of income inequality and access to education, health and justice. Based on self-interest theory, we expect higher-status individuals to perceive the world as more just, as this perception aligns with their interests. We also argue that neoliberal contexts moderate this relationship by narrowing justice perce

SUBMITTER: Solano-Silva D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature