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Democratic Responsiveness in Comparative Perspective: How Do Democratic Governments Respond to Different Expressions of Public Opinion?

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	1˙440˙622 €
EC contributo	1˙440˙622 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2011-StG_20101124
Funding Scheme	ERC-SG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-12-01   -   2016-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER  Organization address address: University Road city: LEICESTER postcode: LE1 7RH contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Laura Cognome: Morales Diez De Ulzurrun Email: send email Telefono: +44 796 44 000 54 Fax: +44 116 252 5082	UK (LEICESTER)	hostInstitution	1˙440˙622.00
2	UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER  Organization address address: University Road city: LEICESTER postcode: LE1 7RH contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Brian Cognome: Berry Email: send email Telefono: +44 116 252 2324 Fax: +44 116 252 2028	UK (LEICESTER)	hostInstitution	1˙440˙622.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'To what extent are democratic governments responsive to citizens’ demands and preferences between elections? Are governments more likely to be responsive to the interpretation of public opinion through surveys or to collective and publicly expressed opinion –generally in the form of protests? When does one ore the other type of expression prevail as a mechanism to foster governmental responsiveness? What happens when both forms of expression of the public mood are in clear contradiction? Are certain institutional and political configurations more likely to make governments more responsive to citizens’ views between elections? Are certain political configurations more conducive to governments paying attention to opinion polls while others make them more receptive to collective action claims-making? This project will answer these questions by developing a comparative study of of governmental responsiveness in established democracies between 1980 and 2010. To this purpose, we will discuss the relevant definitions of ‘governmental responsiveness’ and ‘public opinion’, and analyse data from various sources: (i) public opinion surveys, (ii) datasets with information on protest events, (iii) news reports on public moods, collective action, and governmental activity and decision-making, and (iv) comparative indicators on institutional attributes of democratic systems. In terms of the research strategy, the project will combine the analysis of a large number of cases (20 established democracies) with a more detailed study of a set of up to 7 cases. This study will provide a highly innovative approach to the representative link between citizens and governments by comparing the dynamics of democratic representation in decision-making junctures in the periods between elections for which governments cannot invoke an electoral mandate, with the dynamics that emerge in ‘normal’ policy-making situations. The project lies at the intersection of political science and sociology.'