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Title Mass'elite differences in new democracies
Full text http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/24401; http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/23743
Date 2020
Author(s) Farag, Mahmoud
Abstract This article argues for inductive exploration of mass'elite differences in new democracies. Grounded in the 'delegate model' of political representation, I do this by studying issue positions and issue salience of masses before turning to elites. The article demonstrates this approach using Tunisia, the only Arab democracy, by analysing survey data and originally coded party manifesto data. From an issue position perspective, the article uncovers mass'elite incongruence on the democratic'authoritarian and secular'Islamist political dimensions. From an issue salience lens, there is mass'elite congruence on the economic dimension. How mass'elite incongruence unfolds might affect the future of democracy in Tunisia. - Peer Reviewed
Subject(s) Issue position; Issue salience; Mass'elite congruence; New democracies; Tunisia; 320 Politikwissenschaft (Politik und Regierung); ddc:320
Language eng
Publisher Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Type of publication article; doc-type:article; publishedVersion
Format application/pdf
Rights (CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Identifier 10.1057/s41304-020-00274-x; urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/24401-0; 1682-0983
Repository Berlin - Humboldt University of Berlin
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