The Perceptions of Democracy Survey Report 2025 Launch: ‘Diversity, democracy and politics along many lines’

International IDEA is launching the second report in the Perceptions of Democracy Survey (PODS) series, aimed at identifying how people perceive and experience the many aspects of democracy in their country. Like its predecessor, this report is based on a unique poll of popular attitudes derived from a nationally representative sample. 

The second PODS report analyses six countries, focusing on majority-minority dynamics as well as ethnic, racial, and religious cleavages in Brazil, Colombia, India, Senegal, Sierra Leone and the United States. The findings reveal that diversity is not inherently divisive but can become so under specific social and institutional conditions. Additionally, dissatisfaction with existing democratic institutions, which is frequently more pronounced among minority respondents, is neither synonymous nor indicative of discontent with democracy itself. Finally, disaggregating data by social groups is key to identifying inequalities and institutional failures, as well as to designing policies to address these issues. 

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