
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Introduction Introduction
-
Political Support in the Netherlands Political Support in the Netherlands
-
Trends in Political Support Trends in Political Support
-
Political Support in Comparative Perspective Political Support in Comparative Perspective
-
-
Differences in Political Support: Growing Gaps between Citizens? Differences in Political Support: Growing Gaps between Citizens?
-
Vulnerabilities of Dutch Parliamentary Democracy: Politicization of Support? Vulnerabilities of Dutch Parliamentary Democracy: Politicization of Support?
-
Conclusion Conclusion
-
References References
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
18 Democratic Legitimacy and Political Support in the Netherlands
Get accessCarolien van Ham, Professor at the Department of Political Science, Radboud University
Jacques Thomassen, Emeritus professor at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente
-
Published:23 January 2025
Cite
Abstract
This chapter focuses on political support for the democratic political system, its institutions, and authorities in the Netherlands. It briefly discusses the development of empirical research on political support in the Netherlands and analyses the development of political support over the last 50 years. It also places the level of support in the Netherlands in comparative perspective. The chapter then turns to comparative research on political support and applies this research to the Dutch context, identifying a number of vulnerabilities of Dutch representative democracy. It subsequently demonstrates empirically how these vulnerabilities play out in practice, highlighting key challenges to political support in recent years: growing gaps in political support between different groups of citizens and the politicization of political support. The final section concludes and outlines areas for future research.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
January 2025 | 7 |
February 2025 | 6 |
March 2025 | 10 |
April 2025 | 19 |
May 2025 | 4 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.