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Are Levels of Democracy Affected by Mass Attitudes?

Authors: Welzel, C.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Name: International Political Science Review, 28, 4
Language: English

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Abstract:

The article shows that emancipative mass values motivate elite-challenging collective actions, which in turn help sustaining high levels of democracy in initially democratic societies and to attain high levels of democracy in initially undemocratic societies.

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