Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

Leach, Michael; Julien, Barbara; Chan Mow, Ioana; Vaai, Sina; Mudaliar, Christopher, et al

dc.contributor.author	Leach, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Julien, Barbara
dc.contributor.author	Chan Mow, Ioana
dc.contributor.author	Vaai, Sina
dc.contributor.author	Mudaliar, Christopher, et al
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-16T23:43:39Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-16T23:43:39Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07-20
dc.identifier.citation	DOI: 10.1002/app5.357	sm
dc.identifier.uri	${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/3846
dc.description	22pgs	sm
dc.description.abstract	Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from December 2020-January 2021. Drawing on a nationally representative sample of Samoans of voting-age (n = 1319) the PAS gauges the attitudes of ordinary Samoans to their democracy, levels of popular trust in institutions, attitudes towards the role of government, and to women's participation in politics. Findings reveal high levels of support for democracy and trust in democratic institutions. At the same time, popular political attitudes highlight a distinct model of Samoan democracy, in which respect for modern democratic	sm
dc.description.sponsorship	The Australian National University and the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	sm
dc.language.iso	en	sm
dc.publisher	Crawford School of Public Policy of the Australian National University and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.	sm
dc.subject	democracy, Pacific, popular attitudes, Samoa, survey	sm
dc.title	Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey	sm
dc.type	Article	sm