New study reveals a generational shift in the US away from "democracy as the best system"
New study reveals a generational shift in the US away from “democracy as the best system” New research unveils a troubling shift in democratic support among younger US generations. This article was originally published on SuchScience.org . BY DOUGLAS HEINGARTNER In an era where political stability is often taken for granted, a trend has been uncovered in the United States: a generational decline in the support for democracy. This pattern, which emerges from a rigorous analysis of national surveys spanning over two decades, suggests that the younger generation’s faith in democratic institutions is waning, potentially reshaping the political landscape of the future. A Generational Gap The new study, published on September 15 in the journal Public Opinion Quarterly , was authored by Christopher Claassen (University of Glasgow) and Pedro C. Magalhães (University of Lisbon). The researchers analyzed 12 national surveys collected between 1995 and 2019 from the W...