The cultural foundations of modern democracies (Nature Human Behaviour)
(…) Cultural values lead to, rather than follow, the emergence of democracy. This indicates that current stable democracies will be under threat, should cultural values of openness to diversity and institutional confidence substantially decline.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-019-0769-1
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0769-1