Citizens and the State

This set of five volumes is an exhaustive study of beliefs in governmentin post-war Europe. Based upon an extensive collection of survey evidence, theresults challenge widely argued theories of mass opinion, and much scholarlywriting about citizen attitudes towards government and politics.The series arises from a research project sponsored by the European ScienceFoundation.Fears that representative democracy in western Europe is in crisis are examinedon the basis of trends in mass attitudes over the past two or three decades. Theevidence suggests not crisis but a changing relationship between citizens andthe state. This change poses a democratic transformation in the countries ofWestern Europe.