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| author | Crystal M. Caragine |
| title | Emancipative Values and Democracy: Is a Desire for Freedom a Cause or an Effect of Democracy? |
| abstract |
While past research has demonstrated a strong relationship between citizens' desire for freedom, referred to as citizens' emancipative values, and a states' level of
democracy, the reasoning behind this relationship remains unclear. Scholars typically explain the correlation between emancipative values and levels of
democracy by arguing that citizens' emancipative values influence states' probability of democratizing; democracy develops after citizens have acquired a strong
desire for freedom. An alternative theory argues that citizens' emancipative values develop after democracy has become institutionalized within a society. Thus,
a desire freedom develops as a result of democracy. Unlike past research, this study explores both theories while attempting to explain the correlation
between democracy and citizens' desire for freedom.
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| school | The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University |
| degree | B.A. (2018) |
| advisor | Jason Jordan |
| committee | Catherine Keyser
James Carter |
| full text | CMCaragine.pdf |
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