Most across 19 countries see strong partisan conflicts in their society, especially in South Korea and the U.S.
Perceptions of strong partisan conflict are most widespread among adults in South Korea, the United States, Israel, France and Hungary.
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Perceptions of strong partisan conflict are most widespread among adults in South Korea, the United States, Israel, France and Hungary.
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
Amid growing discontent with the state of democracy globally, we asked over 30,000 people what changes would make their democracy work better.
91% of Americans have unfavorable views of Russia and 83% have unfavorable views of China.
The share of the public that supports authoritarian systems ranges from 85% in India to 8% in Sweden.
33% of adults under 30 say their sympathies lie either entirely or mostly with the Palestinian people, while 14% say their sympathies lie with the Israeli people.
The U.S. is seen positively in advanced economies for its technology, entertainment, military and universities, but negatively for its health care system, discrimination and the state of its democracy.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
67% of U.S. adults express a favorable view of the Israeli people; a much smaller share (48%) says the same about the Israeli government.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
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