Autor |
Jan ŠEREK |
Organisation |
Fakulta sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity |
Year |
2017 |
Research type |
paper in Journal |
Annotation |
This article investigates levels and predictors of support for democracy
and two democratic principles (free speech and minority rights)
among Czech 14- to 17-year-olds. An analysis of survey data collected in primary
and secondary schools in four regions in 2014 (N = 1,959) reveals that
among young Czechs general support for a democratic regime is relatively
independent from more specifi c pro-democratic attitudes (although there is
an association between general support for democracy and the abstract principle
of freedom of speech). On a general level, democracy was supported by
about two-thirds of adolescents in the sample. Similar or even higher levels
of support were found for the two principles of democracy when presented
in abstract terms. However, when these principles were presented to them in
specifi c, less clear-cut contexts, support for them was much lower. Specifi -
cally, despite their strong support for free speech, about half of respondents
supported restricting unconventional political activism. Moreover, a similar
proportion of participants seemed to downplay minority rights when the majority
rule was emphasised. Results of the analysis also revealed that support
for different aspects of democracy was predicted by various psychological
and socioeconomic factors. |
Keywords |
support for democracy, democratic values, adolescents, Czech Republic |
Research type |
unrepeated research
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Obor |
AD Politology and political sciences, AN Psychology |
Email |
serek@fss.muni.cz |
Availability |
available in the NRVDM electronic library |
Download research |
1530391884.pdf |
Link |
https://doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2017.53.2.313 |
Research location |
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Organisation |
Fakulta sociálních studií Masarykovy univerzity |
Organisation web |
fss.muni.cz |
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