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An Overview of Attitudes and Opinions On the Role of Government: A Cross-national Comparison Covering the Period of 1985 to 2016
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Abstract This contribution presents descriptive findings on individual attitudes and public opinion based on the International Social Survey Program Role of Government module. It covers the period from 1985 to 2016 and is guided by the idea that attitudes and opinions are aligned with the international divis... view more
This contribution presents descriptive findings on individual attitudes and public opinion based on the International Social Survey Program Role of Government module. It covers the period from 1985 to 2016 and is guided by the idea that attitudes and opinions are aligned with the international divisions in different welfare regimes. The analysis includes all countries that fielded this ISSP survey continuously from 1985 (Australia, Germany, United Kingdom, and the United States) or 1990 (Hungary, Israel, and Norway). Our results show that attitudes and opinions remain rather stable over time and parallel the different welfare regimes. There is no clear evidence of a growing support for liberalization and deregulation across all countries despite the increasing market orientation in many countries.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; public opinion; international comparison; Australia; Federal Republic of Germany; Great Britain; United States of America; Hungary; Israel; Norway; government; attitude; rights of personal liberty; interventionism; public expenditures; responsibility
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
role of government; ISSP 1985 - "Role of Government" - ZA No. 1490; ISSP 1990 - "Role of Government II" - ZA No. 1950; ISSP 1996 - "Role of Government III" - ZA No. 2900; ISSP 2006 - "Role of Government IV" - ZA No. 4700; ISSP 2016 - "Role of Government V" - ZA No. 6900
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 171-181
Journal
International journal of sociology, 49 (2019) 3
Issue topic
The ISSP Role of Government survey 2016 (No. 2)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207659.2019.1605027
ISSN
1557-9336
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0