Individual NATO Research Fellowships (1994-1996)

The research reports reproduced here are the responsibility of the individual authors. Their reproduction does not imply any form of official or unofficial endorsement by NATO. The reports are offered in unedited form, as presented by their authors, with a view to make their findings available to a wide audience. Definition, Establishment and Enforcement of New Rules of the Political Game in the Process of Democratic Consolidation in East-Central Europe Artur Gruszczak (Poland) [Back to Index] Appendix 2 Public Support for New Rules of the Game and Institutions in East-Central Europe Table 1 Approval/Disapproval for the Present System (in percent of adult population) NDB II NDB III NDB IV Czech Rep. 71/18 78/13 76/27 Slovakia 58/27 52/36 61/52 Hungary 43/51 51/35 50/56 Poland 56/32 69/20 76/25 NDB II - New Democracies Barometer - II, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 2nd NDB Survey, November 1992 - March 1993. NDB III - New Democracies Barometer - III, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 3rd NDB Survey, December 1993 - March 1994. NDB IV - New Democracies Barometer - IV, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 4th NDB Survey, November-December 1995. Source: Rose and Haerpfer, 1993, tab. 16; Rose and Haerpfer, 1994, Q. 72 (p. 51); Rose, 1996, p. 40. Table 2 Support for Government by Strong Leader (percent approving a strong leader) NDB II NDB III NDB IV Czech Rep. 24 16 14 Slovakia 24 24 19 Hungary 27 18 21 Poland 40 35 33 NDB II - New Democracies Barometer - II, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 2nd NDB Survey, November 1992 - March 1993. NDB III - New Democracies Barometer - III, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 3rd NDB Survey, December 1993 - March 1994. NDB IV - New Democracies Barometer - IV, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 4th NDB Survey, November-December 1995. Source: Rose and Haerpfer, 1993, tab. 18; Rose and Haerpfer, 1994, Q. 45; Rose, 1996, p. 43. Table 3 Trust/Distrust for Institutions Czech Rep. Slovakia Hungary Poland Parties 24/38 16/58 11/65 7/71 Courts 38/34 31/43 46/28 35/37 Civil servants 28/41 27/44 33/39 23/46 Government 57/24 32/43 21/57 25/47 Military 40/33 48/26 44/29 59/19 Media 45/29 35/37 32/42 34/36 Parliament 29/44 21/53 22/57 23/47 Churches 27/48 47/35 40/36 38/39 President 68/18 62/22 65/19 20/59 NDB III - New Democracies Barometer - III, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 3rd NDB Survey, December 1993 - March 1994. Source: Rose and Haerpfer, 1994, Q. 43. Table 4 Reactions to Regime Change (NDB I / NDB II / NDB III) Democrats Skeptics Compliant Reactionaries Czech Rep. 53/63 17/14 18/15 11/8 Czechoslovakia 59 14 6 21 Slovakia 30/26 22/23 28/26 20/25 Hungary 45/15/24 11/16/18 12/27/27 32/42/31 Poland 45/34/45 17/23/17 7/22/24 31/20/14 NDB I - New Democracies Barometer - I, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 1st NDB Survey, late autumn 1991. NDB II - New Democracies Barometer - II, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 2nd NDB Survey, November 1992 - March 1993. NDB III - New Democracies Barometer - III, Vienna, Paul Lazarsfeld Society, 3rd NDB Survey, December 1993 - March 1994. Source: Rose and Mishler, 1994, p. 17; Rose and Haerpfer, 1993, tab. 14; Rose and Haerpfer, 1994, Q. 34.