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From a European comparative perspective, the book addresses a broad range of contested issues. Can political trust be conceived as a one-dimensional concept, and to what extent do international population surveys warrant the culturally equivalent measurement of political trust across European societies? Is there indeed an observable general trend of declining levels of political trust? What are the individual, societal and political prerequisites of political trust and how do they translate into trustful attitudes? Why do so many Eastern European citizens still distrust their political institutions and how does the implementation of welfare state policies enhance and benefit from political trust? The comprehensive empirical evidence presented here by leading scholars offers valuable insights into the relational aspects of political trust and will certainly stimulate future research.
Features:
- a state-of-the-art European perspective on political trust
- an analysis of the most recent trends with regard to the development of political trust
- a comparison of traditional and emerging democracies in Europe
- the consequences of political trust on political stability and the welfare state
- a counterbalance to the gloomy American picture of declining political trust levels.
Contents
contents
List of Figures and Tables vii
Acknowledgements xi
Biographies xiii
Chapter One: Introduction: The Context of Political Trust
Marc Hooghe and Sonja Zmerli 1
Chapter Two: Measuring Political Trust Across Time and Space
Sofie Marien 13
Chapter Three: Falling or Fluctuating Trust Levels? The Case of the
Netherlands
Mark Bovens and Anchrit Wille 47
Chapter Four: Winners, Losers and Three Types of Trust
Sonja Zmerli and Ken Newton 67
Chapter Five: Trustworthy States, Trusting Citizens? A Multilevel Study
into Objective and Subjective Determinants of Political Trust
Tom van der Meer and Paul Dekker 95
Chapter Six: Political Trust and Distrust In Post-Authoritarian Contexts
Richard Rose and William Mishler 117
Chapter Seven: Corruption, the Inequality Trap and Trust in Government
Eric M. Uslaner 141
Chapter Eight: Dissatisfied Democrats, Policy Feedback and European
Welfare States, 1976-2001
Staffan Kumlin 163
Chapter Nine: Evaluations of Welfare State Reforms in Germany:
Political Trust Makes a (Big) Difference
Eva-Maria Trüdinger and Uwe Bollow 187
Index
