What do citizens expect from a democracy? An invariance test and comparison between East and West Germany with the ISSP 2004

Abstract: One of the prerequisites for a functioning democracy is that its citizens support by and large its democratic system. However, such support cannot be taken for granted and should be monitored. Furthermore, different people may have different perceptions, expectations, and understanding of the concept of democracy. This may be especially true for citizens socialized in different political systems like those in Eastern and Western Europe before the fall of the iron curtain, where the concept of democracy and the rights of citizens in a democracy were communicated in quite different ways. (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Was erwarten Bürger von der Demokratie? Ein Invarianztest und Vergleich zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland anhand des ISSP 2004
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 213-219 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Salzborn, Samuel (Hg.), Davidov, Eldad (Hg.), Reinecke, Jost (Hg.): Methods, theories, and empirical applications in the social sciences: Festschrift for Peter Schmidt. 2012. S. 213-219. ISBN 978-3-531-17130-2

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Wiesbaden
• (who): Springer VS
• (when): 2012
• Creator: Davidov, Eldad ; Braun, Michael
• Contributor: Salzborn, Samuel ; Reinecke, Jost

Further information

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-531-18898-0_26
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-462949
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:28 AM CEST