Democratic Deficit

Critical Citizens Revisited

Bibliographic Data

ID19602973
AuthorsP Norris (0000-0001-8632-4636, Harvard University Press, corresponding author)
Year2011
Publication date2011-02-14
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueDemocratic Deficit (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511973383
OpenAlexW414482142
Open LibraryOL24553497M
ISBN9780511973383
LanguageEN
Citations received1.199
References cited248

Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on 'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies worldwide, challenging the pervasive claim that most established democracies have experienced a steadily rising tide of political disaffection during the third-wave era. The book diagnoses the reasons behind the democratic deficit, including demand (rising public aspirations for democracy), information (negative news about government) and supply (the performance and structure of democratic regimes). Finally, Norris examines the consequences for active citizenship, for governance and, ultimately, for democratization. This book provides fresh insights into major issues at the heart of comparative politics, public opinion, political culture, political behavior, democratic governance, political psychology, political communications, public policymaking, comparative sociology, cross-national survey analysis and the dynamics of the democratization process

Citizenship · Corporate governance · Democracy · democratic deficit · Democratization · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Legitimacy · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Comparative government · Evaluation · Legitimacy of governments · Political indicators · Political participation · Political statistics

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