Several studies have used the terms “critical citizen” and “dissatisfied democrat”
interchangeably, assuming that both address the same citizen profile. However, recent …

Why are some countries democratic and democratize continuously, while others stagnate?
According to theories on political culture, citizens' attitudes are crucial elements. In this …

Political changes related to globalization apparently produce similar effects on old and new
democracies. All over the world, comparative research on democratization has showed that …

Using both a cross-national data set on parties' accountability strategies and public opinion
survey data, the paper sets forth a systematic analysis of how parties' reliance on clientelistic …

In political science, the theme of critical citizenship is often interpreted negatively and
understood to express distrust. However, criticism can be motivated by positive aspirations …

Research on political support around the world has demonstrated massive support for
democracy as the underlying principle of governance. At the same time many citizens …

Militant democracy calls for pre-emptive measures against political actors who use
democratic institutions to undermine or outright abolish a democratic political system. Born …

Previous research has paid much attention to citizen dissatisfaction and the trends of
growing political disaffection, cynicism, and scepticism–in short, the emergence of'critical …

Past research has shown that, although a majority of citizens in democracies support the
idea of democracy as a form of governance, some tend to be distrustful of democratic …

Three decades after the fall of the Portuguese authoritarian regime, support for democracy
has become widespread among the mass public. However, similarities between Portugal …