TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norris,Pippa
TI  - Democratic deficit: critical citizens revisited 
SN  - 9780521197519 (hardback)
AV  - JC 423 N66.2013
PY  - 2013///, 2012
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Democratización
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Democracia
KW  - Public administration
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Administración pública
KW  - Evaluación
KW  - Political indicators
KW  - Indicadores políticos -
KW  - Comparative government
KW  - Gobierno comparado
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Democratic hopes and fears; 2. The conceptual framework; 3. Evidence and methods; Part II. Symptoms: 4. Trends in the US and Western Europe; 5. Comparing political support around the world; 6. Trends in democratic deficits; Part III. Diagnosis: 7. Rising aspirations; 8. Democratic knowledge; 9. Negative news; 10. Failing performance; Part IV. Prognosis: 11. Consequences for citizenship, governance, and democratization; 12. Conclusions and implications
N2  - "This book focuses on 'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Norris examines the reasons behind the democratic deficit and analyzes the consequences for active citizenship, for governance, and ultimately, for democratization"--; "Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on ,\266Fd\FE22emocratic deficits,,\266F \032Ereflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies worldwide, challenging the pervasive claim that most established democracies have experienced a steadily rising tide of political disaffection during the third-wave era. The book diagnoses the reasons behind the democratic deficit, including demand (rising public aspirations for democracy), information (negative news about government), and supply (the performance and structure of democratic regimes). Finally, Norris examines the consequences for active citizenship, for governance, and ultimately, for democratization. This book provides fresh insights into major issues at the heart of comparative politics, public opinion, political culture, political behavior, democratic governance, political psychology, political communications, public policymaking, comparative sociology, cross-national survey analysis, and the dynamics of the democratization process"--
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