The evaluation of democratic performance from a comparative longitudinal perspective

This chapter examines how European citizens’ evaluations of different democracy models have evolved from 2012 to 2022, a period of significant economic, social, and political change. Building on the authors’ previous work on this topic, published in 2016, they once more focus on predictors of citize...

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Autores: Torcal, Mariano, Trechsel, Alexander H.
Tipo de documento: capítulo de livro
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/70906
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198883319.003.0008
Access Level:Acesso embargado
Palavra-chave:Evaluation of democracy
Political trust
Winner–loser gap
Populist values
Affective polarization
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Resumo:This chapter examines how European citizens’ evaluations of different democracy models have evolved from 2012 to 2022, a period of significant economic, social, and political change. Building on the authors’ previous work on this topic, published in 2016, they once more focus on predictors of citizens’ evaluations of liberal, social, and direct models of democracy. The analysis shows a shifting pattern, with evaluations of liberal and social democracy becoming increasingly dependent on trust in political institutions and the impact of electoral defeats. These changes are linked to the influence of populist values and rising affective polarization. Overall, while support for democracy models remains stable, evaluations are more strongly influenced by political factors than before.