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Based on a new data-set covering 29 European and neighboring countries, this volume shows how, Europeans view and evaluate democracy: what are their conceptions of democracy, how do they assess the quality of democracy in their own country, and to what extent do they consider their country's de...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Comparative politics
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Based on a new data-set covering 29 European and neighboring countries, this volume shows how, Europeans view and evaluate democracy: what are their conceptions of democracy, how do they assess the quality of democracy in their own country, and to what extent do they consider their country's democracy as legitimate? The study shows that Europeans share a common view of liberal democracy, which is complemented by elements of social and direct democracy, which go beyond the basic liberal model. The level of their demands in terms of democracy varies, however, considerably across Europe and is related to their assessment of democracy: the worse the quality of democracy in a given country, the higher the respective demands on democracy. The analysis of the determinants of democratic views and evaluations shows that they depend on the political and economic (but less on the cultural) context conditions. Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour.0. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 410 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-398) and index. |
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9780198766902 (hardback) : 0198766904 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | JC423 |
| CLC: | D750.2 |
| Call Number: | D750.2/H847 |
| Contents: | Introduction : Democracy : the European verdict / Mónica Ferrín and Hanspeter Kriesi -- Constructing the questionnaire : the challenges of measuring attitudes toward democracy across Europe / Lizzy Winstone, Sally Widdop, and Rory Fitzgerald -- Europeans' views of democracy : the core elements of democracy / Enrique Hernández -- The structure of Europeans' views of democracy : citizens, models of democracy / Hanspeter Kriesi, Willem Saris, and Paolo Moncagatta -- How people understand democracy : a social dominance approach / Besir Ceka and Pedro C. Magalhães -- Types of liberal democracy and generational shifts : how citizens' views of democracy differ across generational cohorts / Mark Franklin and Pedro Riera -- What type of democratic commitment lies behind the importance of living in a democracy? / Sonia Alonso -- Citizens' evaluations of democracy : a microscope with quality seal / Braulio Gómez and Irene Palacios -- The structure of the evaluations of democracy / Hanspeter Kriesi and Willem Saris -- Explaining citizens' evaluations of democracy / Mariano Torcal and Alexander H. Trechsel -- Democratic legitimacy : concepts, measures, outcomes / Bernhard Weßels -- Determinants of democratic legitimacy : liberal democracy and social justice / Radoslaw Markowski -- An empirical assessment of satisfaction with democracy / Mónica Ferrín -- Conclusion : What have we learnt, and where do we go from here? / Hanspeter Kriesi and Leonardo Morlino. |