Critical citizens [[electronic resource] ] : global support for democratic government / / edited by Pippa Norris

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458081203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0-19-160004-0; 1-282-00702-5; 9786612007026; 0-19-152234-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NorrisPippa
• Disciplina: 320.9049
• Soggetti: Comparative government; Democracy - Public opinion; Legitimacy of governments; World politics - 1989-; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1.Introduction: The Growth of Critical Citizens?""; ""PART I. CROSS-NATIONAL TRENDS IN CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNANCE""; ""2.Mapping Political Support in the 1990s: A Global Analysis""; ""3.Political Support in Advanced Industrial Democracies""; ""4.Five Years After the Fall: Trajectories of Support for Democracy in Post-Communist Europe""; ""PART II. TESTING THEORIES WITH CASE-STUDIES""; ""5.Down and Down We Go: Political Trust in Sweden""; ""6.The Democratic Culture of Unified Germany""; ""7.Tensions Between the Democratic Ideal and Reality: South Korea""""PART III. EXPLANATIONS OF TRENDS""; ""8.Social and Political Trust in Established Democracies""; ""9.The Economic Performance of Governments""; ""10.Political Performance and Institutional Trust""; ""11.Institutional Explanations for Political Support""; ""12.Postmodernization Erodes Respect for Authority, but Increases Support for Democracy""; ""13.Conclusions: The Growth of Critical Citizens and ; its Consequences""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Names""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""General Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
• Sommario/riassunto: Critical Citizens is a study on attitudes towards nation governance, political institutions and political leadership. The contributors argue that the crisis in global democracy has been greatly exaggerated in recent years.