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The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Patterns of Support for Democracy in Germany
Die Auswirkungen der Weltwirtschaftskrise auf die Muster von Demokratieunterstützung in Deutschland
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Abstract Has there been a decline in support for democracy in the aftermath of the 2007/08 fiscal crisis and the subsequent economic recession in Germany? This is the general research question dealt with in this article. Based on a differentiated theory of support for democracy results show that levels of su... view more
Has there been a decline in support for democracy in the aftermath of the 2007/08 fiscal crisis and the subsequent economic recession in Germany? This is the general research question dealt with in this article. Based on a differentiated theory of support for democracy results show that levels of support are high and change over time does not support the decline expectation. We conclude that the political culture of Germany’s established democratic political regime has cushioned the impact of the fiscal crisis and the subsequent economic recession in the time period under consideration. German democracy has weathered the crisis well.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; political system; economic crisis; recession; impact; democracy; political culture; political development; public opinion; political attitude
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
support for democratic values; support for the German democratic regime; generalized support for political parties; partisan differences in support for democracy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 203-234
Journal
Historical Social Research, 43 (2018) 4
Issue topic
Challenged Elites - Elites as Challengers: The Impact of Civil Activism, Populism and the Economic Crisis on Elite Structures, Orientations and Agendas
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed