Critical citizens: global support for democratic government

The book analyses a series of interrelated questions. How far are there legitimate grounds for concern about public support for democracy world-wide? Are trends towards growing cynicism evident in the United States in many established and newer democracies? What are the main political, economic, and cultural factors underpinning support for democratic government? Leading political scientists from around the world challenge conventional wisdom and conclude thataccounts of a global democratic `crisis' are greatly exaggerated.

Mapping political support in the 1990s: a global analysis / Hans-Dieter Klingemann -- Political support in advanced industrial democracies / Russell J. Dalton -- Five years after the fall: trajectories of support for democracy in post-Communist Europe / William Mishler and Richard Rose -- Down and down we go: political trust in Sweden / S(c)œren Holmberg -- The democratic culture of unified Germany / Dieter Fuchs -- Tensions between the democratic ideal and reality: South Korea / Richard Rose, Doh C. Shin, and Neil Munro -- Social and political trust in established democracies / Kenneth Newton -- The economic performance of governments / Ian McAllister -- Political performance and institutional trust / Arthur Miller and Ola Listhuag -- Institutional explanations for political support / Pippa Norris -- Postmodernization erodes respect for authority, but increases support for democracy / Ronald Inglehart -- Conclusions: the growth of critical citizens and its consequences / Pippa Norris