In this article, the authors examine the potential for concerted collective action in the
societies that emerged from state socialism in East-Central Europe after 1989. Although …

How do Americans acquire the impression that their political foes have some
understandable basis for their views, and thus represent a legitimate opposition? How do …

Previous research has shown that those who won an election are more satisfied with the
way democracy works than those who lost. What is not clear, however, is whether it is the …

We investigate whether political institutions can promote attachment to the state in
multiethnic societies. Building on literatures on nationalism, democratization, and conflict …

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The analysis of the causes of political support for political institutions has been focused
either on one-case studies that stress the relevance of individual variables or cross-national …

Abstract The European Union is suffering not just from a democratic deficit, but a community
deficit. The level and scope of its integration activities far exceed the degree of community …

Education is assumed to be an important influence on citizens' understanding and
endorsement of democracy, but whether this occurs in newly democratic societies with …

This study assesses how the mass public reasons about political institutions by examining
the effects of winning and losing on support for several electoral reform proposals. The …

Human rights abuses occur regularly around the world, affecting millions of citizens each
year. Unfortunately, few studies have sought to examine the structure and role domestic …