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 …

Corruption has been recognized as a detrimental factor of the citizens’ satisfaction with the way democracy works in … political corruption affect the citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. The main argument advanced is that those characteristics … rent from their position weaken the negative impact of perceived corruption on satisfaction with democracy …

-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 …

How important are national macroeconomic indicators for people’s satisfaction with democracy? This paper empirically … for the period 1976-2001. We regress individual satisfaction with democracy on macroeconomic variables and individual … satisfaction with democracy. The effect goes beyond what can be explained by individual characteristics and is non-negligible if …

: Satisfaction with democracy is higher in countries that use a proportional electoral rule for choosing the legislature, where … voting is not enforced, and in countries with a federal system. The age of democracy has a negative impact on satisfaction … personal assessments of the economy impact more on satisfaction with democracy than actual macroeconomic data …

rule used to elect the president is partially related to satisfaction with democracy, while the age of democracy is … not related to satisfaction with democracy. Our results suggest that a more representative legislature and a stronger … fight against corruption could improve people's level of satisfaction with democracy …