Democratism between non-state political actors

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the existence of the gap between specific and diffuse support for democracy among non-state political actors through the measurement of membership and of correlates with democracy, through the application of a survey. The results showed strong abstract support and intermediate measures of specific support, reflecting a gap, albeit to a lesser extent than that of the Brazilian population. The bivariate and multivariate statistical analysis showed subjective political efficacy and positioning on the ideological spectrum as the most important variables measuring support for democracy among the elite segment of non-state research.