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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 648-664 |
| Journal | Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Democracy as a legitimizing ideology. / Henry, P.J.; Wetherell, G.A.; Brandt, M.
In: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2015, p. 648-664.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Democracy as a legitimizing ideology
AU - Henry, P.J.
AU - Wetherell, G.A.
AU - Brandt, M.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Democracy as an abstract belief system bestows rights to individuals and serves egalitarian principles. However, the language of democracy may be used to justify harmful treatment of others in the world. Data from 3 representative samples of adults are presented demonstrating that satisfaction with and support for democracy are associated with support for militarism, a hierarchy-maintaining tool, among those who oppose equality compared with those who support equality. Furthermore, these data highlight the importance of political (Study 2) and historical (Study 3) contexts, demonstrating that democracy is associated with militarism particularly when people oppose equality, in contexts in which democracy is especially valued, and at historical moments when it is militarily expedient (i.e., wartime).
AB - Democracy as an abstract belief system bestows rights to individuals and serves egalitarian principles. However, the language of democracy may be used to justify harmful treatment of others in the world. Data from 3 representative samples of adults are presented demonstrating that satisfaction with and support for democracy are associated with support for militarism, a hierarchy-maintaining tool, among those who oppose equality compared with those who support equality. Furthermore, these data highlight the importance of political (Study 2) and historical (Study 3) contexts, demonstrating that democracy is associated with militarism particularly when people oppose equality, in contexts in which democracy is especially valued, and at historical moments when it is militarily expedient (i.e., wartime).
U2 - 10.1037/pac0000117
DO - 10.1037/pac0000117
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 648
EP - 664
JO - Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
JF - Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology
SN - 1078-1919
IS - 4
ER -