Support for Liberal Democracy and Populist Attitudes
A Pilot Survey for Young Educated Citizens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6346355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Zanotti (0000-0001-5515-3686, Griffith University, corresponding author), Jander Rama (0000-0002-3990-1696, King's College London) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 511-519 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-9299 • E-ISSN: 1478-9302 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1478929920945856 |
| OpenAlex | W3080341811 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 15 |
At the theoretical level, even if populism and democracy are not necessarily antithetical, the former challenges the liberal component of democracy, advocating for the majority rule and putting under stress the principles of the rule of law. To test the relationship between liberal democracy and populism, we created four new questions that measure the support for liberal democracy conceived as a trade-off with different policies. We tested our battery of questions in a pilot survey with educated young voters. The results show that those individuals who exhibit lower levels of support for liberal democracy are the ones with higher populist attitudes. This might be due to the fact that the original battery of questions grasps the level of support for liberal democracy better than the standard ‘Churchillian’ question
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |