Fairness matters: social justice and political legitimacy in post‐communist Europe

Predictors of Support for State Social Welfare Provision in Russia and China

“…There is some evidence that the perceived fairness of market institutions influences political trust in post-socialist countries (Kluegel & Mason 2004), and it is possible that extreme unfairness might, if left unaddressed, undermine support for the regime. Certainly, this appeared to be the logic behind Hu Jintao's harmonious society initiative.…”

Validación factorial de la escala percepción del sistema normativo: una propuesta para analizar la transgresión social

“…On this scale specifically, the lack of legitimacy was operationalized as perceived poor economic distribution and unjust legal processes, high levels of corruption, low efficacy and institutional trust, and presence of authoritarian authorities. According to previous literature, the absence of legitimacy is related to transgression because it declines respect for authorities and diminishes the voluntary compliance of norms (Kluegel & Mason, 2004;Murphy & Tyler, 2008;Tyler, 2000Tyler, , 2001Tyler, , 2010. Secondly, it was observed that participants perceived that transgression is a shared belief, naturalized in the Argentine context, where normative noncompliance becomes a habit, coexisting with low perception of control and punishment, and individual normative systems that guide the behavior of people.…”

“…Legitimacy is the widespread belief that the police, the courts, and the legal system are authorities entitled to make decisions and who should be deferred to concerning matters of criminal justice (Murphy & Tyler, 2008 those authorities to follow social rules, and ultimately obey the law (Tyler, 2001). Researchers have also found that the perception of low legitimacy is associated with perception of corruption (Mishler & Rose, 2001;Seligson, 2002), the perception of low efficacy and institutional trust (Baker, 2008;Price & Romantan, 2004), and the perception of authoritarian authorities (Kluegel & Mason, 2004).…”

“…When people observe that the government plays a fundamental role in regulating the economy and protecting the weak and the poor, and that citizens have equal opportunities, people feel the process is just and accept the economic policies. On the other hand, if citizens believe the system is unfair because the government allows some groups to benefit, leaving others impoverished, they will be dissatisfied with those policies and will try to disregard them (Kluegel & Mason, 2004).…”

Norma Perversa:transgresión como modelado de legitimidad

“…La negatividad ante el sistema normativo, como se señalara en la introducción de este trabajo, correlaciona con otras variables, como la percepción de la corrupción y la baja confianza institucional (Kluegel & Mason, 2004;Tyler, 2006). Los estudiantes explicitaron la falta de un proyecto nacional con normas claras, eficaces y transparentes, y reconocieron prácticas corruptas que manejan el sistema donde es más fácil triunfar mediante actos ilegales o mediante la ayuda de los conocidos.…”