Citizens and Democracy in Europe: Contexts, Changes and Political Support

Citizens and Democracy in Europe: Contexts, Changes and Political Support
ISBN-10
3030216330
ISBN-13
9783030216337
Category
Political Science
Pages
242
Language
English
Published
2019-07-06
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Sergio Martini, Mario Quaranta

Description

This book provides an innovative and in-depth analysis of how attitudes towards democracy and political institutions differ across 31 countries in Europe, and how these attitudes have fluctuated over time. After addressing conceptual and measurement issues about the evaluative dimension of political support, the authors develop a unique framework assessing the role of the institutional format, the quality of the political process, macro-economic conditions and inequality to explain trends and differences in political satisfaction and trust. The book further explores how education, employment and electoral status create gaps in political support. Citizens and Democracy in Europe will be of interest to students and scholars in comparative politics, political sociology and public opinion.

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