Sociologie Românească, Vol. IV, no. 1/2005, pp. 194-204.
Acțiunile cetățenilor Republicii Moldova față de modul de funcționare a democrației în societatea moldovenească
The attitudes of the citizens in the Republic of Moldova towards the functioning of democracy in the Moldavian society
Sințov Ruslan
Abstract (Rezumat în limba engleză): The article analyses the opinions of the citizens in the Republic of Moldova regarding democracy as a political principle and as it is implemented in the particular social context of the Republic. The article is based on empirical data from opinion polls that have taken place in the period 2001-2004. Data indicate low levels of satisfaction and value internalization regarding the political regime in the Republic of Moldova. Almost half of the population believes that nothing has improved in the last 10-15 years, and 45% of the respondents of one survey did not know how to define democracy. The author comes to the conclusion that the population has ceased trusting the democratic political parties, and people have become nostalgic about the former socialist regime. Nevertheless, there is a reason for optimism in the proportion of around 40% of the citizens that still hope that the Republic of Moldova will become a democracy.