Popular Support for Democracy in Unified Germany Critical Democrats /

• Main Author: Campbell, Ross (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
• Subjects: Europe-Politics and government.; Germany-Politics and government.; Democracy.; World politics.; European Politics.; German Politics.; Political History.

This book examines attitudes towards democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany. By drawing on extensive survey evidence, it charts Germans' changing views of the political system prior to and following unification. The study examines four aspects of the political system: how it functions ove...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Theories of Popular Support for Democracy
• Chapter 3: Designing the Research: From Concept to Measures and Methods
• Chapter 4: Mapping Popular Support for Democracy in Germany
• Chapter 5: Evaluative Support and the Functioning of Democracy in Germany
• Chapter 6: Affective Support and Constitutional Patriotism
• Chapter 7: Trust in Democratic Institutions: Evidence and Explanations Beyond Unification
• Chapter 8: Trust in the EU and Governing without Consensus
• Chapter 9: Popular Support and German Democracy; Resilience and Restoration.