Policy Performance and Satisfaction with Democracy
In this paper we examine how subjective perception of government’s policy performance affects satisfaction with how democracy works in Iceland. This we base on the argument that the public is aware of and evaluating the governments’ performance when the political system is faced with a major crisis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:eaca6cfcf4ed43c99c3b480550b1d0c5 2023-05-15T16:47:22+02:00 Policy Performance and Satisfaction with Democracy Eva Heiða Önnudóttir Ólafur Þ. Harðarson 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2011.7.2.11 https://doaj.org/article/eaca6cfcf4ed43c99c3b480550b1d0c5 EN IS eng ice University of Iceland http://www.irpa.is/article/view/1147 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-6803 https://doaj.org/toc/1670-679X 1670-6803 1670-679X doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2011.7.2.11 https://doaj.org/article/eaca6cfcf4ed43c99c3b480550b1d0c5 Stjórnmál og Stjórnsýsla, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 417-436 (2011) Satisfaction with democracy policy performance representation,financial and political crisis Political institutions and public administration (General) JF20-2112 Political science (General) JA1-92 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2011.7.2.11 2022-12-31T02:05:08Z In this paper we examine how subjective perception of government’s policy performance affects satisfaction with how democracy works in Iceland. This we base on the argument that the public is aware of and evaluating the governments’ performance when the political system is faced with a major crisis that has been extensively publicly debated and triggered widespread protests. The financial and political crisis in Iceland 2008-09 provides an opportunity to examine if government performance can be seen as a causal factor explaining satisfaction with the democratic process. We take into account two alternative explanations; that satisfaction with how democracy works depends on citizens’ belief in how well the representative system works; and if they are more satisfied when their party is represented in government. Our principal conclusion is that subjective policy performance is the main explanation for citizens’ increased dissatisfaction with democracy during a severe crisis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration 7 2 417 |
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In this paper we examine how subjective perception of government’s policy performance affects satisfaction with how democracy works in Iceland. This we base on the argument that the public is aware of and evaluating the governments’ performance when the political system is faced with a major crisis that has been extensively publicly debated and triggered widespread protests. The financial and political crisis in Iceland 2008-09 provides an opportunity to examine if government performance can be seen as a causal factor explaining satisfaction with the democratic process. We take into account two alternative explanations; that satisfaction with how democracy works depends on citizens’ belief in how well the representative system works; and if they are more satisfied when their party is represented in government. Our principal conclusion is that subjective policy performance is the main explanation for citizens’ increased dissatisfaction with democracy during a severe crisis. |
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Eva Heiða Önnudóttir Ólafur Þ. Harðarson |
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Policy Performance and Satisfaction with Democracy |
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Policy Performance and Satisfaction with Democracy |
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Policy Performance and Satisfaction with Democracy |
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University of Iceland |
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