Accountability from the perspective of the forum: citizens’ attitudes towards accountability in Europe
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- dc.contributor.author Pérez Durán, Ixchel
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-13T10:26:30Z
- dc.date.available 2020-05-13T10:26:30Z
- dc.date.issued 2016
- dc.description.abstract The aim of this article is to analyse citizens’ attitudes towards governmental accountability in 24 European countries and to examine the influence of contextual and individual factors on perceptions of accountability. Using as a dataset the 2012 European Social Survey, the results show that citizens respond positively when the media provides reliable information on which to judge the government, when individuals perceive that governments perform well, when individuals live in more extensive and generous welfare states and when they live in countries where the rule of law is firmly established. In addition, the findings also provide evidence that compared to politically left-wing citizens, right-wing supporters have, on average, a higher perception of governmental accountability. In particular, the findings show strong positive evaluations of right-wing governments by right-wing voters in comparison with left-wing governments by left-wing voters.
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- dc.identifier.citation Pérez-Durán I. Accountability from the perspective of the forum: citizens’ attitudes towards accountability in Europe. West European Politics. 2016;39(4):835-58. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2015.1105597
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rego.12150
- dc.identifier.issn 0140-2382
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/44525
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
- dc.relation.ispartof West European Politics. 2016;39(4):835-58
- dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in West European Politics on 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01402382.2015.1105597.
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- dc.subject.keyword Accountability
- dc.subject.keyword Public opinion
- dc.subject.keyword European Social Survey
- dc.subject.keyword Welfare states
- dc.subject.keyword Media
- dc.subject.keyword Government performance
- dc.subject.keyword Rule of law
- dc.subject.keyword Ideology
- dc.title Accountability from the perspective of the forum: citizens’ attitudes towards accountability in Europe
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