What determines citizens satisfaction with the constitution in operation ? We make two contributions towards an answer … satisfaction, but affects different types of citizens differently. Second, we focus on informal institutions and rules of the game … in European societies. Corporatism and group membership as a measure of social capital are good for satisfaction, and …

satisfaction with democracy seem mostly absent or negligible in size … whether unemployment changes individuals' political evaluations in the form of trust in government and satisfaction with … democracy. While most research in this area operates on the macro level, the author provides individual-level evidence. In doing …

-in-differences design to show that stay-at-home orders notably increased satisfaction with democracy and shifted political support towards … centrist parties. Stay-at-home orders increased satisfaction with democracy most among individuals who had been exposed to the … restrictive state interventions. Moreover, we find suggestive evidence that satisfaction with democracy increases more among …

corruption, the features of electoral cycles. The paper discusses both theory and evidence, and concludes with some speculations …