Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality
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DOI: | 10.17645/pag.v6i1.1216 |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v6i1.1216 |
Resumo: | This article advances the argument that quality of democracy depends not only on the performance of democratic institutions but also on the dispositions of citizens. We make three contributions to the study of democratic quality. First, we develop a fine-grained, structured conceptualization of the three core dispositions (democratic commitments, political capacities, and political participation) that make up the citizen component of democratic quality. Second, we provide a more precise account of the notion of inter-component congruence or “fit” between the institutional and citizen components of democratic quality, distinguishing between static and dynamic forms of congruence. Third, drawing on cross-national data, we show the importance of taking levels of inter-dispositional consistency into account when measuring democratic quality. |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Qualitycitizens; democracy; democratic commitments; political capacity; political participation; quality of democracyThis article advances the argument that quality of democracy depends not only on the performance of democratic institutions but also on the dispositions of citizens. We make three contributions to the study of democratic quality. First, we develop a fine-grained, structured conceptualization of the three core dispositions (democratic commitments, political capacities, and political participation) that make up the citizen component of democratic quality. Second, we provide a more precise account of the notion of inter-component congruence or “fit” between the institutional and citizen components of democratic quality, distinguishing between static and dynamic forms of congruence. Third, drawing on cross-national data, we show the importance of taking levels of inter-dispositional consistency into account when measuring democratic quality.Cogitatio2018-03-19info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v6i1.1216oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1216Politics and Governance; Vol 6, No 1 (2018): Why Choice Matters: Revisiting and Comparing Measures of Democracy; 33-472183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1216https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v6i1.1216https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1216/1216Copyright (c) 2018 Quinton Mayne, Brigitte Geißelhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMayne, QuintonGeißel, Brigitte2022-12-22T15:15:49Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1216Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:13.684761Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality Mayne, Quinton citizens; democracy; democratic commitments; political capacity; political participation; quality of democracy Mayne, Quinton citizens; democracy; democratic commitments; political capacity; political participation; quality of democracy |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Don’t Good Democracies Need “Good” Citizens? Citizen Dispositions and the Study of Democratic Quality |
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Mayne, Quinton |
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Mayne, Quinton Mayne, Quinton Geißel, Brigitte Geißel, Brigitte |
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Geißel, Brigitte |
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Mayne, Quinton Geißel, Brigitte |
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citizens; democracy; democratic commitments; political capacity; political participation; quality of democracy |
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citizens; democracy; democratic commitments; political capacity; political participation; quality of democracy |
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This article advances the argument that quality of democracy depends not only on the performance of democratic institutions but also on the dispositions of citizens. We make three contributions to the study of democratic quality. First, we develop a fine-grained, structured conceptualization of the three core dispositions (democratic commitments, political capacities, and political participation) that make up the citizen component of democratic quality. Second, we provide a more precise account of the notion of inter-component congruence or “fit” between the institutional and citizen components of democratic quality, distinguishing between static and dynamic forms of congruence. Third, drawing on cross-national data, we show the importance of taking levels of inter-dispositional consistency into account when measuring democratic quality. |
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