Determinants of legitimization in Europe: an empirical analysisfor 21 countries
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Analyses on sources of legitimization bear, mostly, on theoretical reflection.My focus here is to assess underpinnings of legitimacy in a quantitative way. Thisis an empirical study which examines determinants of subjective legitimization ofgovemment and social system in 21 European societies. Data come from firstedition of European Social Survey carried out on national random samples in2002. Legitimization is defíned in temis of support for govemment, democracy, andeconomic policy of state given by respondents in answering research questions. Myanalyses aim, first, to assess relative»level» of legitimization throughout analyzedsocieties. Second, various sets of individual measures of social characteristics andattitudes are employed in order to establish some universal rules of requirements oflegitimacy. Third, an attempt is made to disclose macro-structural determinants ofthe inter-country variation in legitimacy related to economic development, politicalsystem, degree of corruption and social structure measures. Finally, these findingsare discussed in reference to most recent hypotheses conceming effect on legiti-mization of the welfare state and decreasing confidence and trust.
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