Changing Mass Attitudes and Democratic Deepening
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Fails (0000-0003-3371-3026, University of Missouri), Matthew D Fails (University of Missouri), Heather Nicole Pierce (University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 174-187 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912908327603 |
| OpenAlex | W2064921384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 45 |
A large literature evaluates the correlates of mass attitudes toward democracy because such attitudes are regarded as critical for the stability and depth of democratic regimes. This article uses cross-national public opinion surveys to conduct the first comprehensive test of this conventional wisdom. The authors examine whether aggregate levels of democratic legitimacy are related to the level, stability, and deepening of democracy and find no empirical support for these theoretical expectations. Rather, the authors find evidence that legitimacy attitudes are significantly shaped by the prior institutionalization of democracy, suggesting that the existing literature may have reversed the direction of the causal arrow
Arrow · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · Economics · Empirical evidence · Epistemology · Institutionalisation · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public opinion · Test (biology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |