Democratic challenges, democratic choices : the erosion of political support in advanced industrial democracies /

Most democratic citizens today are now questioning the very pillars of representative democracy. This book uses an unprecedented array of cross-national public opinion surveys to document the erosion of political support in virtually all Western democracies. These trends are making governing more di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dalton, Russell J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004
Oxford ; New York : 2004
Oxford ; New York : 2004
Series:Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Comparative politics
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Table of Contents:
  • The challenge to democracy
  • The evidence of change
  • Changing citizen orientations
  • The sources of change
  • The correlates of political support
  • Social change and the accumulation of incremental effects
  • Value change and political support
  • Economic performance and political support
  • Policy preferences and political support
  • The effects of change
  • The consequences of political support
  • Democratic challenges, democratic choices
  • 1 The Challenge to Democracy
  • 2. Changing Citizen Orientations
  • 3. The Correlates of Political Support
  • 4. Social Change and the Accumulation of Incremental Effects
  • 5. Value Change and Political Support
  • 6. Economic Performance and Political Support
  • 7. Policy Preferences and Political Support
  • 8. The Consequences of Political Support
  • 9. Democratic Challenges, Democratic Choices.