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Ethnic Composition and Democratic Values: A Global Investigation of Citizens' Desire for Democracy, 1995-2014
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Abstract There is a rich literature on public support for democracy. However, few have investigated the link between ethnic composition and citizens' desire for democracy. In this study we investigate the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and democratic attitudes in 91 countries in the period 199... view more
There is a rich literature on public support for democracy. However, few have investigated the link between ethnic composition and citizens' desire for democracy. In this study we investigate the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and democratic attitudes in 91 countries in the period 1995-2014. We test this on a measure of public desire for democracy. The main independent variables are a time-variant ethnic fractionalization index and an index of ethnic polarization, based on time-series data from the Composition of Religious Ethnic Groups project. We make use of hierarchical modeling combining country- and individual-level data in order to approach this gap in the research. The main finding is that homogeneous societies show the largest degree of desire for a democratic society within established democracies while increased fractionalization and especially increased polarization is associated with a smaller desire for democracy.... view less
Keywords
EVS; citizen; democracy; ethnic structure; value system; value-orientation; conception of democracy; political attitude
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 21-38
Journal
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 29 (2023) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2022.2126107
ISSN
1557-2986
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0