Essays about: "Anne-Margrethe Lindaas Skeie"

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1. 1. The Populist Surge and Democratic Dissatisfaction: Unveiling the divide : A quantitative analysis on variations in the level of satisfaction with democracy among populists and non-populists in Western Europe the past 20 years

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anne-Margrethe Lindaas Skeie; [2023]
   Keywords : Populism; satisfaction with democracy; democratic dissatisfaction; Western Europe; populist radical-right parties; quantitative methods; regression analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy between populists and non-populists in eleven Western European countries the past twenty years, with the common denominator that they all have experienced the electoral success of a populist radical-right party and a population increasingly expressing distrust and dissatisfaction with democracy. The thesis is based on a definition of populism in which it is regarded as a threat to democracy, and moreover, the thesis explores whether there are any significant differences in the level of satisfaction with democracy and whether these differences changes as time passes between these two voter groups. READ MORE