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6. Rule of law, safety and the judicial system
In several of the 24 countries surveyed, rule of law issues and improving public safety rank toward the top half of the changes people say could help improve democracy in their country. And safety –...
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5. Electoral reform and direct democracy
Free and fair elections are a critical element of a healthy democratic system. And in many of the 24 countries surveyed, reforming how elections and the electoral system work is a key priority. People...
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4. Citizen behavior and individual rights and equality
Democracy – which, even in its most minimal form, requires the selection of governments through elections – necessarily relies on the people. Citizens must vote for representatives or policies, and,...
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3. Economic and policy changes
Majorities in most of the 24 countries surveyed say the economy in their country is in bad shape. In some places, these concerns color how people think democracy in their country could work better: by...
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2. Government reform, special interests and the media
Though political systems vary across the 24 countries surveyed,1 citizens in each call for similarly broad changes to government rules and norms. In most countries surveyed, government reform –...
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1. Politicians, changing leadership and political parties
In the vast majority of the 24 countries surveyed, politicians are the most common subject of proposals to improve democracy. Some call for different types of people to enter the political arena,...
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Below are the instructions given to researchers who coded the responses to the open-ended question. Keywords listed with each code represent examples indicating how a unit of information could be...
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Appendix A: Coding methodology
This Pew Research Center analysis on views of how to improve democracy uses data from nationally representative surveys conducted in 24 countries. For non-U.S. data, this analysis draws on nationally...
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What Can Improve Democracy?
Ideas from people in 24 countries, in their own words Flags representing various political parties wave along a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 23, 2024, a few weeks ahead of a massive general...
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How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve
Home Research Topics Facebook Twitter LinkedIn How People in 24 Countries Think Democracy Can Improve By Laura Silver, Moira Fagan, Christine Huang, Laura Clancy, Janakee Chavda, Chris Baronavski and...
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