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Center for the Study of Democracy

NonprofitSofia, Bulgaria
About: Center for the Study of Democracy is a nonprofit organization based out in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Democracy & Politics. The organization has 63 authors who have published 163 publications receiving 2845 citations.


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26 Jun 2006
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a paradigm shifting framework for studying voter decision making, and propose a new normative focus for the scientific study of voting behavior: we should care about not just which candidate received the most votes, but also how many citizens voted correctly - in accordance with their own fully-informed preferences.
Abstract: This book attempts to redirect the field of voting behavior research by proposing a paradigm-shifting framework for studying voter decision making. An innovative experimental methodology is presented for getting 'inside the heads' of citizens as they confront the overwhelming rush of information from modern presidential election campaigns. Four broad theoretically-defined types of decision strategies that voters employ to help decide which candidate to support are described and operationally-defined. Individual and campaign-related factors that lead voters to adopt one or another of these strategies are examined. Most importantly, this research proposes a new normative focus for the scientific study of voting behavior: we should care about not just which candidate received the most votes, but also how many citizens voted correctly - that is, in accordance with their own fully-informed preferences.

500 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a conceptual roadmap for a current comparative analysis of trust in justice, and describe the methodological development process of a 45-item module in Round 5 of the European Social Survey, which fields the core survey indicators.
Abstract: A social indicators approach to trust in justice recognizes that the police and criminal courts need public support and institutional legitimacy if they are to operate effectively and fairly. In order to generate public cooperation and compliance, these institutions must demonstrate to citizens that they are trustworthy and that they possess the authority to govern. In this paper we first outline the conceptual roadmap for a current comparative analysis of trust in justice. We then describe the methodological development process of a 45-item module in Round 5 of the European Social Survey, which fields the core survey indicators. After presenting the findings from a quantitative pilot of the indicators, we consider the policy implications of a procedural justice model of criminal justice.

158 citations

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TL;DR: This article found evidence that Muslims support patriarchal values more than non-Muslims, but the nature of this evidence is still open for debate. But they concluded that "the cultural interpretation suggests that patriarchal values are a...
Abstract: Evidence that Muslims support patriarchal values more than non-Muslims is abundant but the nature of this evidence is contested. The ‘cultural’ interpretation suggests that patriarchal values are a...

149 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the political values of the general public form a coherent system and that the source of coherence in political values can be found in the basic personal values (e.g., security, achievement, benevolence, hedonism).
Abstract: Do the political values of the general public form a coherent system? What might be the source of coherence? We view political values as expressions, in the political domain, of more basic personal values. Basic personal values (e.g., security, achievement, benevolence, hedonism) are organized on a circular continuum that reflects their conflicting and compatible motivations. We theorize that this circular motivational structure also gives coherence to political values. We assess this theorizing with data from 15 countries, using eight core political values (e.g., free enterprise, law and order) and ten basic personal values. We specify the underlying basic values expected to promote or oppose each political value. We offer different hypotheses for the 12 non-communist and three post-communist countries studied, where the political context suggests different meanings of a basic or political value. Correlation and regression analyses support almost all hypotheses. Moreover, basic values account for substantially more variance in political values than age, gender, education, and income. Multidimensional scaling analyses demonstrate graphically how the circular motivational continuum of basic personal values structures relations among core political values. This study strengthens the assumption that individual differences in basic personal values play a critical role in political thought.

138 citations

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01 Oct 2005
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use the 2002-2003 movement against the impending war in Iraq to refocus analytical attention and sharpen theory on social movement coalitions, arguing that external circumstances, or political opportunities, are critically important factors that affect the propensity of social movement organizations to cooperate in common cause.
Abstract: Although social movements in the United States are staged by coalitions, the politics of movement coalitions and the internal and external factors that affect their formation, maintenance, and dissolution are understudied. Here, we use the 2002-2003 movement against the impending war in Iraq to refocus analytical attention and sharpen theory on social movement coalitions. We contend that external circumstances, or political opportunities, are critically important factors that affect the propensity of social movement organizations to cooperate in common cause. Further, we contend that cooperation among groups can best be seen as variable, rather than dichotomous, and argue that political context affects the extent of cooperation among cooperating groups. We examine the importance of political context through a comparison of the first and second Gulf Wars. The decision of social movement organizations to join a coalition is akin to the process whereby individuals join social movements, involving an assessme...

130 citations


Authors

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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Ronald Inglehart7930160019
Russell J. Dalton6217218534
Bernard Grofman5738211713
Richard R. Lau43749191
Jens Newig421357680
Christian Welzel3918810768
Chantal Mouffe3910126592
Doh Chull Shin23853201
Amy C. Alexander1441952
Tobias Lenz1337620
Vera van Hüllen1231452
Thomas Saretzki1142416
Philipp Harfst1024264
Peter Miller1022429
Michael Koß932291
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
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