British scientists from the University of Southampton have learned that confidence in parliaments, governments and political parties in the last thirty years in the democratic countries of the world has fallen. At the same time, the belief in police, courts and public service continues to grow stable or grow. The study was published scientifically broadcasting British Journal of Political Science (BJPS).
From 1958 to 2019, the team analyzed data from 3377 surveyes from 143 countries and covered more than 5 million participants.
The results showed that there was a safe 9%decrease in parliaments in democratic countries from 1990 to 2019. At the same time, the approval of the police actions increased by 13% for the same period.
The tendency to lose his belief in democratic institutions was recorded in 36 states, including the USA, France, Brazil and South Korea.
In the UK, despite the temporary increase in the Brexit referendum (the European Union), trust in Parliament has fallen for decades. In Latin America until 2014, confidence growth has been replaced by a sharp decline.
Despite the crisis of institutions, researchers stressed that most citizens still support the idea of democracy itself. However, in order to protect its foundations, changes are required from the fight against corruption to increasing the transparency of power.
Previously, scientists They said Decreased democracy in economically developed number of countries.
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Source: Gazeta
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