Does ideological polarization undermine or strengthen people's principled support for
democracy? In this study, we suggest that different manifestations of ideological polarization …

Satisfaction with democracy (SWD) is one of the most commonly studied topics in the fields
of political behavior and public opinion. Gauged with a survey question that asks …

Political representation does not function well for citizens whose positions on political issues
differ from those of elected representatives. In this paper, we argue that opinion …

How does elite polarization impact citizens' political support? While elite polarization
generally has a negative connotation, we argue that it is crucial to distinguish its potential …

Multiple studies have identified a significant gap between electoral winners' satisfaction with
the functioning of their democracy and electoral losers' satisfaction. This disparity is …

Does government formation affect satisfaction with democracy? Research so far has focused
on how winning or losing elections affects satisfaction with democracy, yet, in many coalition …

Democracy is under threat, while polarization is rising. Empirical evidence to understand a
possible link between the two is mixed, with scholars finding elite polarization increases …

This paper introduces an unsupervised framework that illustrates how insights gathered from
opinion surveys regarding the functionality of democracy can be connected to social media …

This study examines how voters' perceptions of ideological incongruence with political
parties affect their satisfaction with democracy. Using panel data from the British Election …

Satisfaction with democracy is a widely studied measure of political support that is key for
democratic stability. In this article, I explore its relationship with party system closure, that is …