Public Perspective

Democracy in America: How are we doing?

March/April 1994, Vol. 5, No. 3
Democracy in America: How are we doing?

Table of Contents

Tracking the decline in public confidence in government since the 1950s. Also, religion's revival in formerly Communist countries, measuring a media blitz on public opinion regarding crime.

"Democracy in America: How Are We Doing?" Roper, Burns W.
"Representative Democracy on Trial" Burns, James MacGregor (interview)
"Western Europe Shifts (A Bit) Toward Direct Democracy" Scarbrough, Elinor
"Participating Citizens In The Individualist Society" Ladd, Everett C.
"Civic Participation In America: Volunteering And Contributing" Hodgkinson, Virginia A.
"Participating Citizens: US-Europe Comparisons In Volunteer Action" Anheier, Helmut , Lester Salamon & Edith Archambault
"Religion's Revival In The Former Communist Empire" Greeley, Andrew (interview)
"ISSP Cross-National Religion Survey" (data essay)
"Leading The Public: The Media's Focus On Crime Shaped Sentiment" Alderman, Jeffrey D.
"Misreading The Public: The Case Of The Holocaust Poll" Moore, David W. & Frank Newport
"The US Economic Recovery: Spring 1991 To The Present" (data essay)
"Democracy In Latin America: In Search Of ‘Regularization’" Echegaray, Fabian & Carlos Elordi
The American Enterprise: "Health Care Update" (data essay)
"Clinton's Ratings" (data essay)
"Where The Parties Are Today" (data essay)
"Democracy in America" (data essay)
"Dissatisfaction With Our Institutions" (data essay)
"Curbing Their Power... Initiatives, Referenda, Recalls" (data essay)
"Consumer Confidence" (data essay)
"Demographics of Fitness" (data essay)