{"id":31829,"date":"2012-08-03T09:50:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/08\/03\/muslims-want-democracy\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T01:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:11:39","slug":"muslims-want-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/08\/03\/muslims-want-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslims Want Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

One shared value between Muslim-majority and Western countries is a desire for democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

By Richard Wike, Associate Director, Pew Global Attitudes Project<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Special to British Council<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, analysts, policymakers, and pundits have debated whether democracy will actually take root in the Middle East. Even in nations such as Egypt and Tunisia where autocrats have been ousted, there is still considerable uncertainty and anxiety about what kinds of political systems will replace them. One thing, however, is clear: People in Arab nations want democracy, and they don\u2019t just support a vague notion of democracy \u2013 they want to live in a country that has specific rights and institutions.<\/p>\n\n

At the Pew Global Attitudes Project, our surveys have consistently found considerable support for democracy in Arab nations and our most recent poll<\/a> again finds a strong desire for democracy in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Jordan. Big majorities in these countries say democracy is the best type of government. In Egypt for example, two-thirds believe democracy is preferable to any other kind of government, while just 19% say that in some circumstances a non-democratic form of government can be preferable, and only 13% say it doesn\u2019t really matter what kind of government runs the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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