Political Culture in Global Perspective

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Session Description

Citizens around the world are discontent with politics "as usual". Under that general cloud of disenchantment, how is political culture evolving across different regions of the world? Major comparative opinion projects provide important answers to this question, though they often operate and/or are analyzed with a region-specific focus. This roundtable brings together leading investigators from seven comparative survey projects: the AfroBarometer, AmericasBarometer, ArabBarometer, AsiaBarometer, CSES, the ESS, and the EVS/WVS. Each researcher will present data evidencing key trends in political culture, in their region and/or in comparative perspective. Through these presentations and discussion facilitated by the chair, a key objective is to highlight commonalities, and points of contrast, in trends in political culture around the globe. Secondary goals are to disseminate information on accessing analyzing data from these projects to the political science community and provide an opportunity for scholars to query project representatives about dataset archives, methods, channels for input, and future plans.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 37: Public Opinion

Chair

• Pippa Norris Harvard University and University of Sydney

Presenters

• Yun-han Chu

• Carolyn Logan Michigan State University

• Michael Robbins Princeton University

• Carlos Shenga Universidade Joaquim Chissano

• Elizabeth J. Zechmeister Vanderbilt University

• Rory Fitzgerald European Social Survey ERIC