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The Democratic Disconnect
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The citizens of wealthy, established democracies are less satisfied with their governments than they have been at any time since opinion polling began. Most scholars have interpreted this as a sign of dissatisfaction with particular governments rather than with the political system as a whole. Drawing on recent public opinion data, we suggest that this optimistic interpretation is no longer plausible. Across a wide sample of countries in North America and Western Europe, citizens of mature democracies have become markedly less satisfied with their form of government and surprisingly open to nondemocratic alternatives. A serious democratic disconnect has emerged. If it widens even further, it may begin to challenge the stability of seemingly consolidated democracies.
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- Authors
- Foa, R. S., & Mounk, Y.
- Venue
- Journal of Democracy
- Publisher
- Project MUSE
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 5-17
- ISSN
- 1045-5736 (ISSN-L)
- 1086-3214
- OpenAlex
- W2467259613
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- 1,022
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 515.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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