Articles by Paul DeBell

March 30, 2023

🦋 What do people mean when they say they support democracy – and why should we care?

Paul DeBell
Amid concerns of declining support for democracy worldwide, recent research points to a way forward. Hannah Chapman, Margaret Hanson, Valery Dzutsati, and Paul DeBell show that how people define democracy influences their support for it
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Paul DeBell
Associate Professor of Political Science, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado

Paul's teaching and research interests span political psychology and comparative politics, with particular focus on democratic governance, the psychology of political division, and the role of emotion in political behaviour.

Paul's current research, teaching, and advocacy revolves around the psychology of democratic citizenship in light of 21st-century challenges to self-governance.

Outside of the classroom, he spearheads Fort Lewis College's civic engagement and voter education efforts through the FLC Engagement Collaborative and the Community by Conversation series.

He tweets @poliscipaul

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