01737pab a2200181 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Waldron-Moore, Pamela Eastern Europe at the crossroads of democratic transition: evaluating support for democratic institutions, satisfaction with democratic government, and consolidation of democratic regimes 1999 p.32-62 Feb Research on Eastern European attitudes toward democracy has not comprehensively examined the economic, social, and political origins of support for and satisfaction with democracy and what these portend for democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe. Differentiating origins of mass support and satisfaction clarify whether ordinary citizens perceive democracy as a normatively correct, legitimate process of making collective and binding decisions or merely as a means to achieving efficiency and distributive justice. Multivariate analysis revealed that whereas social, economic, and psychological factors influence support, only economic evaluations predict satisfaction. This identifies support for democracy in Eastern Europe as emanating more from a recognition of the moral worth of the process than from a calculus about its benefits. However, the study reveals that dissatisfaction with democratic government abounds and may affect support. This challenges optimism for speedy consolidation, showing Eastern Europe poised to linger at the crossroads of transition for a while. - Reproduced Democracy - Eastern Europe Eastern Europe - Politics and government Politics and government Comparative Political Studies 40669 40669 40669 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 32, Issue no: 1 AR41044 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR