Endorsement Persists Despite Democratic Fatigue Concerns in Europe

Insights from the Field

consolidated democracies

youth voters

survey data

democratic endorsement

political engagement

cherry-picked findings

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Have Europeans Grown Tired of Democracy? New Evidence from 18 Consolidated Democracies, 1981-2018 was authored by Alexander Wuttke, Gavras and Harald Schoen. It was published by Cambridge in BJPS in 2022.

### New Cross-National Survey Data

Analyzes survey data from 18 European nations (Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland) spanning 1981-2018.

### Key Findings

Citizens consistently support democratic self-governance across all ages and periods. However, clear evidence of growing numbers of 'democrats in name only' exists among young voters in some countries like Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland.

### Implications

This research demonstrates a second phase understanding of democratic support that extends beyond earlier fatigue concerns to acknowledge the multi-faceted nature of political endorsement.