Data from the Perceptions of Democracy Survey (PODS) point to three broad findings. First, most people from a diverse array of countries around the world lack confidence in the performance of their political institutions and their access to them, and they are more dissatisfied than satisfied with their governments. Second, self-identified minorities, women and low-income groups tend to perceive more obstacles to access and are generally more doubtful about institutional performance. Third, expert views and popular perceptions about how political institutions are doing do not always align. People are generally much more sceptical than experts.

This report is the first in a planned series. Future reports will focus on the analysis of some of the other questions in the survey, which focus on political activities and engagement, access to public goods, beliefs about society and government, opinions on how laws should be made, and a broad range of values.

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Publication date
10 April 2024
Language(s)
English
Number of pages
95
ISBN
978-91-7671-757-8 (PDF)

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Executive summary

Introduction

1. Analytical approach

2. Access to political processes and institutions: Elections, courts and rights

3. Values, satisfaction with government and progress over time

4. Conclusion

5. Recommendations and areas for further research

References

Annex A. Methodology

Annex B. Survey questions

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Perceptions of Democracy

A Survey about How People Assess Democracy around the World
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