How Citizens Evaluate the Legitimacy of Direct Vote and Representation-Based Decision-Making : Findings From the Focus Groups on Adoption of the Euro and Acceptance of Refugees

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F23%3A00134221" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134221 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/6895" target="_blank" >https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/6895</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/jspp.6895" target="_blank" >10.5964/jspp.6895</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

How Citizens Evaluate the Legitimacy of Direct Vote and Representation-Based Decision-Making : Findings From the Focus Groups on Adoption of the Euro and Acceptance of Refugees

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

How should political decisions be made to ensure a high level of legitimacy in the eyes of ordinary citizens? In order to answer this question, we conducted six focus groups (N = 29) with adults (20-78 years old). We analyzed data using a thematic analysis, within the essentialist/realist framework and focused on the explicit meanings of the data. Two specific issues were explored: the adoption of the Euro and acceptance of Syrian orphan refugees. The bottom-up analysis revealed that participants considered two strategies of political decision-making (direct vote and representation based) and discussed the pros and cons of each process in detail. The results point out the importance of public deliberation, transparency, and the source of decision-making in evaluating the overall legitimacy of decisions-making process. Further, unlike popular belief that citizens are thirsty for direct democracy our results suggest that people are rather hesitant about placing big decisions into the hands of ordinary citizens, nor do they want to be burdened with making decisions about issues that might not affect them directly. Rather, people described representation-based decisions as legitimate if condition of transparency, deliberation, and trust in politicians is met.

Název v anglickém jazyce

How Citizens Evaluate the Legitimacy of Direct Vote and Representation-Based Decision-Making : Findings From the Focus Groups on Adoption of the Euro and Acceptance of Refugees

Popis výsledku anglicky

How should political decisions be made to ensure a high level of legitimacy in the eyes of ordinary citizens? In order to answer this question, we conducted six focus groups (N = 29) with adults (20-78 years old). We analyzed data using a thematic analysis, within the essentialist/realist framework and focused on the explicit meanings of the data. Two specific issues were explored: the adoption of the Euro and acceptance of Syrian orphan refugees. The bottom-up analysis revealed that participants considered two strategies of political decision-making (direct vote and representation based) and discussed the pros and cons of each process in detail. The results point out the importance of public deliberation, transparency, and the source of decision-making in evaluating the overall legitimacy of decisions-making process. Further, unlike popular belief that citizens are thirsty for direct democracy our results suggest that people are rather hesitant about placing big decisions into the hands of ordinary citizens, nor do they want to be burdened with making decisions about issues that might not affect them directly. Rather, people described representation-based decisions as legitimate if condition of transparency, deliberation, and trust in politicians is met.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA18-19883S" target="_blank" >GA18-19883S: Psychologické determinanty vnímané demokratické legitimity</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Social and Political Psychology

ISSN

2195-3325

e-ISSN

2195-3325

Svazek periodika

11

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

408-423

Kód UT WoS článku

001065751900018

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85168142265