https://theloop.ecpr.eu/what-do-people-mean-when-they-say-they-support-democracy-and-why-should-we-care/
Hannah Chapman et al argue that "in an 'age of democracy', people may be confused about what democracy entails. Yet our research shows that this lack of understanding is far from uncommon. As a result, there may be a disconnect between people’s understanding of democracy and their support for it."
Importantly, they go on to argue that:
"Our research also suggests that how people define democracy has important consequences for democratic support. First, the more complex an individual’s understanding of democracy, the greater their support for it."
This suggests that we would all, individually and collectively, benefit by gaining a deeper understanding of what democracy entails. I would argue, along with many others, that most people - experts of democracy included - are woefully ignorant of the different types of democracy as have been practised across time, space, ethnicity, language and species (what, in the sciences of the democracies, we term "the ethno-quantic domain").
What ideas have you got for learning more about democracy and for helping others to know more as well?
https://theloop.ecpr.eu/what-do-people-mean-when-they-say-they-support-democracy-and-why-should-we-care/
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