Papers by Ronald Inglehart
On August 11, 2003, with the capital of Monrovia entirely encircled by rebel forces after six wee... more On August 11, 2003, with the capital of Monrovia entirely encircled by rebel forces after six weeks of bitter fighting that left over one thousand civilians dead, Liberian president Charles Ghankay Taylor resigned from office and, after a defiant farewell address in which he promised to return, left for exile in the southeastern Nigerian coastal town of Calabar.
Abstract:'Recently scholars identified a global'explosion'of democracy as a sharply distinctive p... more Abstract:'Recently scholars identified a global'explosion'of democracy as a sharply distinctive period within Huntington's Third Wave of democratization. So far the role of modernization has not been analyzed with particular regard to this outstanding phase of democratization. Given that modernization has economic as well as cultural aspects, we test two prominent theses. First, we test Przeworski/Limongi s claim that transitions to democracy do not derive from economic modernization.
Summary: Data from a series of surveys designed to measure public attitudes toward the European E... more Summary: Data from a series of surveys designed to measure public attitudes toward the European Economic Community and the Common Market. The collection focuses on attitudes about the impact of membership in the EEC in relation to energy, employment, trade, tourism and international relations.
The twentieth century gave rise to profound changes in traditional sex roles. Rising Tide sets ou... more The twentieth century gave rise to profound changes in traditional sex roles. Rising Tide sets out to understand how modernization has changed cultural attitudes towards gender equality and to analyze the political consequences of this process. This book is the first to systematically compare attitudes towards gender equality worldwide, comparing almost 70 nations that run the gamut from rich to poor, agrarian to postindustrial.
Abstract Studies carried out in many countries in previous decades found that women were more con... more Abstract Studies carried out in many countries in previous decades found that women were more conservative than men and less likely to participate in politics. Here, it is examined whether this traditional gender gap persists today, or whether gender cleavages in the electorate have converged, and whether the phenomenon of the modern gender gap, with women more left wing, has become evident elsewhere.
With three waves of the World Value Survey (WVS) completed, covering about 15 years, we now have ... more With three waves of the World Value Survey (WVS) completed, covering about 15 years, we now have the beginnings of a time-series of data regarding the values1 of citizens in a wide sample of countries. With similar series already available indicating the extent of political and civil liberties (democracy, from Freedom House) 2 and economic development (real GNP-per-capita, from the World Bank), 3 we can begin to address exciting questions of temporal, and hopefully thereby causal, priority in these important concepts.
Abstract: To what extent do migrants carry their culture with them, and to what extent do they ac... more Abstract: To what extent do migrants carry their culture with them, and to what extent do they acquire the culture of their new home? The answer not only has important political implications; it also helps us understand the extent to which basic cultural values are enduring or malleable; and whether cultural values are traits of individuals or are attributes of a given society. Part I considers theories about the impact of growing social diversity in Western nations.
Abstract: This study is part of an ongoing program of public opinion research sponsored by the Eu... more Abstract: This study is part of an ongoing program of public opinion research sponsored by the European Community. Respondents for Euro-Barometer 13 were interviewed in April 1980.
Este art��culo revisa encuestas previas sobre el cambio de valores en Canad��, M��xico y Estados ... more Este art��culo revisa encuestas previas sobre el cambio de valores en Canad��, M��xico y Estados Unidos. La evaluaci��n anterior hab��a mostrado que exist��a una convergencia de valores entre estas tres naciones norteamericanas. Este estudio, m��s reciente, confirma que esa tendencia, aun con sus diferencias nacionales y regionales, se mantiene, lo que contradice las predicciones de que suceder��a lo opuesto.
This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Documen... more This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), with no manual editing, on the date below as part of ICPSR's electronic document conversion project. The document may not be completely searchable. No additional updating of this collection has been performed (pagination, missing pages, etc.).
This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Documen... more This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), with no manual editing, on the date below as part of ICPSR's electronic document conversion project. The document may not be completely searchable. No additional updating of this collection has been performed (pagination, missing pages, etc.).
This survey of major topics in comparative politics is intended for Ph. D. students. Its purpose ... more This survey of major topics in comparative politics is intended for Ph. D. students. Its purpose is to introduce some of the major theoretical and conceptual building blocks in the sub-field. The course proceeds thematically. Each week participants discuss a subset of the pertinent scholarly literature, usually focusing on a major theoretical controversy. Key methodological issues are addressed in context.
This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Documen... more This document was previously available in paper format only. It was converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), with no editing, on the date below as part of ICPSR's electronic document conversion project. The document may not be completely searchable. No additional updating of this collection has been performed.
Abstract: With three waves of the World Value Survey (WVS) completed, covering about 15 years, we... more Abstract: With three waves of the World Value Survey (WVS) completed, covering about 15 years, we now have the beginnings of a time-series of data regarding the values of citizens in a wide sample of countries. With similar series already available indicating the extent of political and civil liberties (democracy, from Freedom House) and economic development (real GNP-per-capita, from the World Bank), we can begin to address exciting questions of temporal, and hopefully thereby causal, priority in these important concepts.
The present analysis uses data from 1974 and 1981 US cross sections, which incorporate a panel, t... more The present analysis uses data from 1974 and 1981 US cross sections, which incorporate a panel, to compare the standard NES measure of party identification (ID) with a measure of partisanship derived from a party closeness question widely employed in cross-national research. Important features of the two scales are examined by transforming the closeness measure into a scale of very close, fairly close, not very close, and no preference corresponding to the seven-point ID scale.
Economic Scarcity and Political Priorities: An Analytic Framework A transformation may be taking ... more Economic Scarcity and Political Priorities: An Analytic Framework A transformation may be taking place in the political cultures of advanced industrial soci-eties. This transformation seems to be altering the basic value priorities of given generations, as a result of changing conditions in���uencing their basic socialization. The changes seem to affect the stand one takes on current political issues and may have a long-term tendency to alter existing patterns of political partisanship.
The present analysis uses data from 1974 and 1981 US cross sections, which incorporate a panel, t... more The present analysis uses data from 1974 and 1981 US cross sections, which incorporate a panel, to compare the standard NES measure of party identification (ID) with a measure of partisanship derived from a party closeness question widely employed in cross-national research. Important features of the two scales are examined by transforming the closeness measure into a scale of very close, fairly close, not very close, and no preference corresponding to the seven-point ID scale.
Abstract This essay analyzes the results of a survey of Iraqi citizens' attitudes toward governan... more Abstract This essay analyzes the results of a survey of Iraqi citizens' attitudes toward governance and democracy. The survey, conducted in November and December 2004, gives particular attention to attitudes toward democracy, attitudes about the political role of religion, the relationship between political attitudes and views about the rights and status of women, and the degree to which political attitudes differ among Iraq's ethnoreligious communities and are influenced by sectarianism.
Abramson and Inglehart find a significant trend toward postmaterialist values in Western Europe, ... more Abramson and Inglehart find a significant trend toward postmaterialist values in Western Europe, which they argue is largely driven by the gradual processes of generational replacement. Clarke, Dutt, and Rapkin argue that this trend is a methodological artifact of the wording of Inglehart's four-item measure of materialist/postmaterialist values. They claim that because this battery does not include a question about unemployment, in periods of high unemployment respondents tend to choose postmaterialist goals.
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Papers by Ronald Inglehart