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White Racial Solidarity and Opposition to American Democracy

Jardina, Ashley, Mickey, Robert·2022·The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
DOI 10.1177/00027162211069730
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Political observers have expressed concern about the failure of some Americans to uphold democratic principles. We argue that support for antidemocratic authoritarian governance is associated with some whites’ psychological attachment to their racial group and a desire to maintain their group’s power and status in the face of multiracial democracy. Drawing on historical work, we posit that whites’ efforts to restrict democracy are deeply rooted in America’s past; and we present empirical analysis demonstrating that today, whites with higher levels of racial solidarity are notably more supportive of authoritarian leadership than whites who do not possess a racial group consciousness.

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  • White people with strong White identities have historically rejected racial pluralism insofar as they worry the democratic system may evolve to work better for people of color.

    “Jardina and Mickey (2022) suggest that White people with strong White identities have historically rejected racial pluralism insofar as they worry that the democratic system may evolve so that it works better for people of color.”

    From How to study democratic backsliding (2024) · cites this paper as Jardina and Mickey (2022)

  • As White consciousness increases, antidemocratic attitudes increase, specifically that the president should not have to worry about courts and Congress, and that a strong leader should be able to bend the rules.

    “They show that as White consciousness increases, so do antidemocratic attitudes, specifically that the president should not have to worry about the courts and Congress, and that a strong leader should be able to bend the rules.”

    From How to study democratic backsliding (2024) · cites this paper as Jardina and Mickey (2022)

  • The effect of White consciousness on antidemocratic attitudes manifests for partisans from both sides.

    “Although, strictly speaking, system justification correlates with conservatism, Jardina and Mickey (2022) find here that the effect of White consciousness manifests for partisans from both sides.”

    From How to study democratic backsliding (2024) · cites this paper as Jardina and Mickey (2022)

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Authors
Jardina, A., & Mickey, R.
ORCID
Jardina, Ashley
Venue
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2022-01
Volume
699
Issue
1
Pages
79-89
ISSN
  • 0002-7162 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3349
DOI
10.1177/00027162211069730
OpenAlex
W4225434132
Cited by
64
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4
FWCI
20.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Theory and Democracy
Keywords
authoritarianism, multiracial democracy, White Americans, democratic principles

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