Evolution of the Democratic Political Culture in Spain.

Evolución de la cultura política democrática en España.

DEMOCRACY; POLITICAL systems; POLITICAL culture; POLITICAL science; POLITICAL sociology

This article analyzes the evolution of the preference for democracy in Spanish society, focusing on whether it is uniform across the population, and if dissatisfaction with democracy is affecting its acceptance and causing changes in the political culture. The hypothesis is that, while a large majority have a preference for democracy, it is not uniform, and differences in attitudes toward democracy are related to age, education, social class, partisan preference and location on the ideological scale. To test this hypothesis, a quantitative methodology is used, based on past surveys carried out by Spain's Centre for Sociological Research, which include an indicator measuring preference for different types of political regimes. After carrying out a series of empirical analyses of the survey data, the hypothesis is confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo analiza la evolución de la preferencia por la democracia en la sociedad española, si esta es homogénea, y si la insatisfacción con la democracia está provocando cambios en la cultura política y en su aceptación. Se plantea la hipótesis de que, siendo la preferencia por la democracia mayoritaria, no es homogénea, y existen diferencias relacionadas con la edad, los estudios, la clase social, a qué partido se vota, o la ubicación ideológica. Para su comprobación, se utiliza una metodología cuantitativa, con el uso de fuentes secundarias recopiladas en distintas encuestas del Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, en las que aparece el indicador sobre la preferencia sobre distintos tipos de regímenes políticos. Tras realizar una serie de estudios, que someten a prueba empírica la mencionada hipótesis, esta se confirma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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