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Support for democracy in times of crisis: diffuse and specific regime support in Portugal and Greece
Título Revista
South European Society and Politics
Ano (publicação definitiva)
2014
Língua
Inglês
País
Reino Unido
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Abstract/Resumo
In the context of a cross-national economic crisis, questions about democratic legitimacy are again topical. We explore the question of democratic legitimacy in Portugal and Greece by employing the conceptual differentiation between diffuse and specific regime support. Our findings indicate that while specific support has fallen in both countries, only Greece has experienced a precipitous fall in diffuse support, suggesting a link between regime performance and support for democracy. Individual-level analyses do not reveal any clear patterns concerning the impact of long-term societal factors or short-term economic considerations. Due to data quality limitations the paper has a predominantly exploratory nature.
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Palavras-chave
Portugal; Diffuse and specific support; Democratic legitimacy; Economic crisis; Greece
Classificação Fields of Science and Technology
- Sociologia - Ciências Sociais
- Ciências Políticas - Ciências Sociais