Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity

Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 386(6719)

Опубликована: Окт. 17, 2024

Scholars warn that partisan divisions in the mass public threaten health of American democracy. We conducted a megastudy (

Язык: Английский

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State of the world 2022: defiance in the face of autocratization

Democratization, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 30(5), С. 769 - 793

Опубликована: Апрель 26, 2023

This article presents the state of democracy in world 2022 using most recent Varieties Democracy dataset (V13). There are four main findings. First, level enjoyed by average global citizen is down to 1986-levels and 72% world's population live autocracies. Second, third wave autocratization reaches a new height with 42 countries autocratizing. By contrast, only 14 democratizing. Third, between 1992 2022, autocracies increased their share economy now account for 46% GDP when measured purchasing power parity. Fourth, defying autocratization, eight not stopped but also reversed last 10 years, which we define as democratic U-turns. We find five elements that seem important across identified cases: executive constraints, mass mobilization, alternation power, unified opposition coalescing civil society, international support. analyze different combinations these factors discuss how they could be critical stopping reversing contemporary autocratization. first analysis suggests in-depth, comparative case studies cases counterfactuals would an area future research.

Язык: Английский

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Authoritarians Do It Better? Belief in Misinformation in Turkey

The International Journal of Press/Politics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025

Misinformation poses a significant threat to the integrity of political systems, particularly in competitive authoritarian regimes (CARs), where it can distort public perception and undermine democratic processes. This study focuses on 2023 Turkish general elections—a context characterized by widespread misinformation. While extensive research has been conducted misinformation press freedom digitalization foster mix reliable misleading information, this investigation targets unique challenges media consumption patterns CARs. Utilizing nationally representative survey after elections, we examine association between (traditional online) susceptibility among government opposition voters. Our findings reveal that partisan news significantly influences belief misinformation, with individuals tending believe claims aligning their affiliations while rejecting opposing claims. Moreover, television remains dominant source information Turkey, unlike social media, which shows limited impact beliefs but possesses conditional corrective potential for certain electorate segments. underscores enduring influence traditional CARs suggests theory selective exposure partisanship is applicable, constrained environment shapes perceptions dynamics.

Язык: Английский

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Stability and change in Europeans’ views of democracy

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 55 - 78

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025

Abstract Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), this chapter examines stability and change in Europeans’ views of democracy between 2012 2021. It analyzes importance citizens attribute to different elements democracy, including electoral, liberal, social, direct, populist components. The results show continued high support for core democratic such as free elections rule law, well democracy. However, there is some decline attributed social direct likely influenced by economic political developments recovery after Great Recession Brexit referendum. Overall, shows that Europeans remain committed Rather than turning their backs on are still quite demanding about what ought be.

Язык: Английский

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Social media, disinformation, and democracy: how different types of social media usage affect democracy cross-nationally

Democratization, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 30(6), С. 1040 - 1072

Опубликована: Май 15, 2023

Much speculation exists regarding how social media impacts the health of democracies. However, minimal scholarly research empirically examines effect has on democracy across multiple states and regions. Thus, this article analyses disinformation transmitted over have democracy. The findings from a cross-national, time-series analysis 158 2000–2019 indicate that different types usage varying effects General consumption, presence diverse political viewpoints media, use in campaigns bolster disinformation, online polarization, to organize offline violence reduce overall levels In addition, mediation is conducted identify precise linkages between indicates government party impact by weakening key democratic norms.

Язык: Английский

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Goodness-of-fit statistics

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 209 - 210

Опубликована: Май 30, 2024

Subject Political Theory International Relations Organization (Politics) Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online

Язык: Английский

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The Forum: Global Challenges to Democracy? Perspectives on Democratic Backsliding

International Studies Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(2)

Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2023

Abstract There is a widespread perception that we are witnessing period of democratic decline, manifesting itself in varieties backsliding such as the manipulation elections, marginalization and repression regime opponents minorities, or more incremental executive aggrandizement. Yet others optimistic have argued democracy fact resilient, observing coinciding trends decline but also expansion. This forum highlights key issues debate on democracy's which center conceptual measurement issues, agreement phenomenon not its nature severity, importance international factors, emphasis should put political elites versus citizens, consequences for global politics. Staffan I. Lindberg provides an empirical perspective scope severity argues polarization misinformation important drivers this current wave autocratization. Susan D. Hyde detrimental reduced support by community, has affected civil society organizations—important arbiters democracy—especially severely. Challenging some these conclusions, Irfan Nooruddin claims any gains after end Cold War were short-lived, failing to sustain because overemphasis elections disregard structural factors. Finally, Larry M. Bartels need look citizens if want protect United States elsewhere, implications how study challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Transnationalization of Opposition Strategy under Competitive Authoritarianism: Evidence from Turkey and Hungary

Government and Opposition, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 59(2), С. 341 - 359

Опубликована: Июль 11, 2023

Abstract Despite a growing body of literature on the advancement autocratic tactics and toolkits in competitive authoritarian regimes (CARs), we lack sufficient knowledge strategies that opposition builds against populist-authoritarian governments. Using two top autocratizing cases – Turkey Hungary this article singles out ‘transnationalization’ as one such novel strategy. ‘Transnationalization’ is defined strategy through which opposition-led subnational executives transform local global boundaries by consciously forming link with liberal-democratic world order to expand their space for manoeuvre. Conducting qualitative content analysis Istanbul Budapest mayors' international Twitter accounts using evidence from elite interviews officials municipalities, demonstrate material, symbolic political means rationalist normative motivations behind it. By discussing what, how why transnationalization strategy, fill an important gap scholarship regarding CARs.

Язык: Английский

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The Universal Republic

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 30, 2024

Abstract Can humanity achieve collective self-government in a highly interdependent world? Catastrophic climate change, biodiversity loss, pandemics, war and displacement, the dangers of nuclear weapons new technologies, persistent poverty inequality are among global challenges that expose weaknesses existing international institutions as well profound disparities power vulnerability exist world’s people. The Universal Republic: A Realistic Utopia? examines whether democratic world state is feasible desirable solution to problem establishing effective just governance on planet we share. While this question has haunted thinkers doers for centuries, book opens up novel perspectives by putting powerful methods rich data contemporary social science into service systematic analysis several key dimensions broader theme. first part shows why state—a universal republic—is possible: it can be achieved, how endure without generating frightful despotism. second republic desirable, exploring help bring under our control sources coercion, harm, other processes affect us deeply across national borders. By combining insights from political philosophy empirical science, work sheds light crucial time: about more world.

Язык: Английский

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Policy knowledge production in de-democratizing contexts

Policy and Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025

Abstract In an era of post-truth, the legitimacy policy knowledge is questioned, especially in de-democratizing contexts where governments purposefully engage post-truth politics to support their regimes. such contexts, technocratic evidence-based policymaking undermined, and role played by advice changes. Recognizing significance political contextual factors that might differ across we analyzed how changes public administration de-democratization impact advice, focusing on think tanks two countries European Union: Hungary Poland. We identify four aspects are particularly consequential for they produce processes: questioning politicizing expertise, centralizing policymaking, administration, dismantling accountability mechanisms. argue along these conducive a controlled system, favoring short-term aligned with government ideology, while marginalizing excluding actors do not align. Our research, other literature regimes consolidated autocracies, suggests control Union–based complete, tank field continues be characterized diversity, contestation polarization between those who regime oppose it. substantiate our claims using original interview dataset

Язык: Английский

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