I have dedicated my PhD to the study of citizens’ understandings and evaluations of democracy across Europe. The PhD project provided the theoretical ground of Round 6 of the European Social Survey on democracy:
Source: Ferrín, Mónica (2012). What is democracy to citizens? Understanding perceptions and evaluations of Democratic Systems in Contemporary Europe. European University Institute.
Data from the module on Europeans’ views and evaluations of democracy of the European Social Survey Round 6 can be downloaded here. The main results have been published in a co-edited book, published by Oxford University Press.
A repeat module on Europeans’ views and evaluations of democracy was fielded in 2021/2022. Data can be accessed here. A new co-edited book telling about the changes in views of evaluations of democracy since 2012 is coming soon.