Journal article
Popular Legal Attitudes and the Political Order: Comparative Evidence from Georgia, Russia and Ukraine
Europe-Asia studies, Vol.73(1), pp.36-59
01/02/2021
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1807469
Abstract
Using data from nationally representative surveys in 2015 in Georgia, Russia and Ukraine, we show that legal attitudes are shaped by experiences within a country's specific political-legal order. Many who expressed support for legality when their own needs were at stake became more willing to evade the law when reminded of elites doing so. And, in an authoritarian, rule-by-law setting, expressed respect for legality correlates negatively with support for democracy. Whether a country's most democracy-supporting citizens more strongly support legality will depend on whether the legal system is a fair and neutral arena or a tool of undemocratic political authorities.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Popular Legal Attitudes and the Political Order: Comparative Evidence from Georgia, Russia and Ukraine
- Creators
- William M ReisingerMarina ZaloznayaVicki L. Hesli Claypool
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Europe-Asia studies, Vol.73(1), pp.36-59
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/09668136.2020.1807469
- ISSN
- 0966-8136
- eISSN
- 1465-3427
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/02/2021
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Sociology and Criminology; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984077375502771
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