ABSTRACT In recent years, many have said that democracy globally is being rolled back and that it is the source of much dissatisfaction. This article presents the findings from a survey of Kazakhstani university students on how they view democracy. The vast majority of participants view democracy as consisting of civil and political rights (i.e., the Western concept of democracy). However, also based on our survey results, our main argument is that, if forced to choose, they consider social services and economic development more important than political and civil rights. Another finding is that Muslims demonstrate stronger support for democracy than non-Muslims.

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什么是民主，谁支持它？哈萨克斯坦大学调查结果

摘要 近年来，许多人表示全球民主正在倒退，这是许多不满的根源。本文介绍了对哈萨克斯坦大学生如何看待民主的调查结果。绝大多数参与者认为民主由公民权利和政治权利组成（即西方的民主概念）。然而，同样基于我们的调查结果，我们的主要论点是，如果被迫选择，他们认为社会服务和经济发展比政治和公民权利更重要。另一个发现是穆斯林比非穆斯林更支持民主。