Research dealing with citizens' preferences for different conceptions of democracy has
grown and diversified greatly. This has resulted in a highly fragmented field in which …

Much of what we know about public support for democracy is based on survey questions
about “democracy,” a term that varies in meaning across countries and likely prompts …

Ineffective governance is known to weaken support for governments and leaders. However,
it is less clear whether these effects spill over to the regime and erode support for the …

In an important and already influential 2016 article in the Journal of Democracy, Roberto
Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk argue that citizens in consolidated democracies in Europe …

Recent events have raised concern about potential threats to democracy within Western
countries. If Western citizens who are open to authoritarian governance share a common set …

Over the last few decades, survey research has witnessed a number of developments that
have affected the quality of data that emerge using this methodology. Using the total survey …

This article examines the links between education, democratic values, and political trust.
Research on education systems as carriers of modern orientations and democratic values …

Rates of invalid voting in Latin America are among the highest in the world. Yet, scholars
have not reached an agreement about whether these votes are driven by voter protest and, if …

Recent scholarship has warned that the American public is turning away from democracy,
with many focusing on the role of polarization in driving these trends. While these studies …

In this study, we investigate how socioeconomic status is related to people's commitment to
liberal democracy. Based on sociological and psychological theories of social conflict and …