Slides

1. PO 397
Fall 2016

3. “A Re-Assessment of the Concept of Political Support”

4.  Individual-Level Support
 Examples: Gallup Job Approval Question
 Conditions:
 (1) Awareness of Political Authorities
 (2) Decisions, Policies, Actions, etc. of Authorities
 (3) Awareness of Goals and Leaders’ Behavior

5.  (1) Specific Policy Actions
 Outputs  Demands
 How well are demands met?
 (2) Perceived General Performance
 Democracies vs. Authoritarian Regimes
 “Dictator’s Dilemma”
▪ Dictators overreach because of lack of reliable support

6.  (1) Cognitive Incapacity
 Lack of Citizen Engagement with Politics
 Lack of Political Knowledge
 Performance-Based Measures
▪ Instrumental Performance
▪ Efforts of authorities to meet policy preferences
▪ Expressive Performance
▪ Authorities seen as qualified individuals
▪ Extraneous Performance
▪ Authorities are likeable (e.g. charisma)
 (2) Measurement Barriers

7.  Generalized and Durable
 Example: “RightTrack” vs. “WrongTrack”
 Attitudes toward government
 Nationalism, Patriotism, etc.
 Offices NOT Officeholders
 Comes from Socialization and Experiences

9.  Traditional Legitimacy
 Ritual and Ceremony
 Monarchial Rule
 Charismatic Legitimacy
 Personal Appeal
 Transient Nature
 Rational-Legal Legitimacy
 Rules and Norms
 PowerThrough Elections

10.  Accountability and Efficiency
 Transparency in Government
 Consumer Sentiment on Economy
 Congressional/Presidential Approval Ratings
 Gallup’s “Most Important Problem”
 Freedom House: Political Rights, Civil Liberties