Democratic values

Jacques Thomassen

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199270125.003.0022

Democratic values

Jacques Thomassen

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Abstract

This article looks at an assessment of the extent to which people all over the world support democracy as a form of government. It presents the argument that such an assessment cannot provide enough information as long as the people's definition of democracy remains uncertain. It then discusses the main connotations that people associate with democracy with the main democratic values discerned in normative democratic theory. Finally, the article assesses the extent people uphold the more specific values of democracy, if they are asked to apply them in particular instances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Political Behaviour
Editors	Russell J. Dalton, Hans‐Dieter Klingemann
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	418-434
ISBN (Print)	978-0-19-927012-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199270125.003.0022
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Democracy
Form of government
Definition of democracy
Main connotations
Main democratic values
Normative democratic theory
Specific values of democracy

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