Policy, process, participation: Sources of satisfaction with the way democracy works in America
by Spaeth, Kristina Hope, M.A., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, 2007, 51 pages; 1442967

Abstract:

While there has been much research done on the reasons democracy is adopted by a nation there has been considerably less investigation into the reasons democratic regimes survive. The emphasis of previous scholarship on individual characteristics which are favorable to democratic norms---including social capital, political culture, policy agreement, affect, and demographic characteristics---are considered for their impact on satisfaction with democracy, but are found to be secondary to indicators of individual approval of the process of democracy (how it works in the United States). The analysis is conducted using 2004 ANES survey data. Though this paper is founded on the premise that citizen satisfaction with the way democracy works would seem to be a key component of a thriving democracy, in the end a particular type of dissatisfied, activist citizen is identified as a potential boon for Western democracy.
 
AdviserJennifer Wolak
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
SourceMAI/ 45-05, p. , Jul 2007
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsAmerican studies; Political Science
Publication Number1442967
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