How Europeans view and evaluate democracy / edited by Monica Ferrin and Hanspeter Kriesi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferrín, Mónica, 1979-

Kriesi, Hanspeter.

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Comparative Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Europe.

Democracy.

Democracy--Europe--Public opinion.

Public opinion.

Europe--Politics and government.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Democracy--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xix, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Democracy-the European Verdict / Monica Ferrin Ferrin, Monica, Hanspeter Kriesi Kriesi, Hanspeter 1

2 Constructing the Questionnaire: The Challenges of Measuring Attitudes toward Democracy across Europe / Lizzy Winstone Winstone, Lizzy, Sally Widdop Widdop, Sally, Rory Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, Rory 21

Part I Views of Democracy in Europe

3 Europeans' Views of Democracy: The Core Elements of Democracy / Enrique Hernández Hernández, Enrique 43

4 The Structure of Europeans' Views of Democracy: Citizens' Models of Democracy / Hanspeter Kriesi Kriesi, Hanspeter, Willem Saris Saris, Willem, Paolo Moncagatta Moncagatta, Paolo 64

5 How People Understand Democracy: A Social Dominance Approach / Besir Ceka Ceka, Besir, Pedro C. Magalhães Magalhães, Pedro C. 90

6 Types of Liberal Democracy and Generational Shifts: How Citizens' Views of Democracy Differ Across Generational Cohorts / Mark Franklin Franklin, Mark, Pedro Riera Riera, Pedro 111

7 What Type of Democratic Commitment Lies Behind the Importance of Living in a Democracy? / Sonia Alonso Alonso, Sonia 130

Part II Evaluations of European Democracies

8 Citizens' Evaluations of Democracy: A Microscope with Quality Seal / Braulio Gómez Gómez, Braulio, Irene Palacios Palacios, Irene 155

9 The Structure of the Evaluations of Democracy / Hanspeter Kriesi Kriesi, Hanspeter, Wittem Saris Saris, Wittem 178

10 Explaining Citizens' Evaluations of Democracy / Mariano Torcal Torcal, Mariano, Alexander H. Trechsel Trechsel, Alexander H. 206

Part III Legitimacy of European Democracies

11 Democratic Legitimacy: Concepts, Measures, Outcomes / Bernhard Weβels Weβels, Bernhard 235

12 Determinants of Democratic Legitimacy: Liberal Democracy and Social Justic / Radoslaw Markowski Markowski, Radoslaw 257

13 An Empirical Assessment of Satisfaction with Democracy / Mónica Ferrín Ferrín, Mónica 283

14 Conclusion-What Have We Learnt, and Where Do We Go from Here? / Hanspeter Kriesi Kriesi, Hanspeter, Leonardo Morlino Morlino, Leonardo 307.

ISBN:

9780198766902

0198766904

OCLC:

946010999