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Subjective Well-Bei...
Subjective Well-Being and Quality of Government – Why Happy Citizens Are Good for Democracy
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- Esaiasson, Peter, 1957 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Department of Political Science
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- Dahlberg, Stefan, 1975 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Department of Political Science
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- Gilljam, Mikael, 1957 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Statsvetenskapliga institutionen,Department of Political Science
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- 2015
- 2015
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Annual Political Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, September 3-6.
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Abstract
Ämnesord
Stäng
- We propose that citizens hold state authorities responsible for their subjective well-being. When things go well, citizens reward authorities with support. When life conditions fall below the expected level, citizens punish authorities by withholding support. As a consequence, peoples’ well-being collectively affects the long- term conditions for high quality government by building or dismantling voluntary compliant behavior. Three types of empirical evidence support the argument: First, cross-sectional data from European Value Survey 2008 shows that life satisfaction predicts political support attitudes controlling for individual-level and country-level factors. Second, data from the Swiss Household Panel documents that political support attitudes are undermined by the termination of a close personal relationship. Third, data from an original panel of Swedish vacation travelers shows that support attitudes are undermined by the trivial experience of a failed vacation in the sun.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Statsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Political Science (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- legtimacy; political support; quality of life; Quality of Government
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