The Impact of Governmental Characteristics on Prime Ministers’ Popularity Ratings: Evidence from Israel

• In Event: Public Opinion about Democracy, Citizens, Leaders, and the Courts

Brief Overview

This study argues that the dynamic of prime ministerial popularity ratings is shaped not only by a government’s ability to provide peace, prosperity and security, but also by both legislative and structural characteristics of coalition governments.

Authors

• Alon Peretz Kraitzman, Michigan State University

• Charles W. Ostrom, Michigan State University