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This open access book explains why representative democracies need political trust and legitimacy: Political trust is a crucial yet underestimated element in Europe's representative democracies. A trusting relationship between citizens and the institutions of the state ensures the functioning of democratic systems, reduces transaction costs and facilitates the justification of political decisions. Without the commitment of a critical mass, democratic governments cannot gain legitimacy among the populace. While a stable relationship of trust between citizens and the state through political parties is a prerequisite for representative democracies in normal times, it is even more important in times of significant democratic change and turmoil, i.e., when democracies are in flux. Accordingly, the contributions gathered here examine political trust and legitimacy in Europe using a new conceptual framework - the ActEU conceptual triangle, which draws on citizens' political attitudes, their political participation, and the representation of their political preferences to map and assess the decline of political trust and legitimacy in Europe.
Contents
Introduction.- Chap 1: Austria: Descriptive, substantive and subjective perspectives on representation and trust.- Chap 2: Czechia: Attitudinal, behavioural and representational trust and legitimacy in the Czech multi-level democracy.- Chap 3: France: Attitudinal, behavioural and representational trust and legitimacy in the French multi-level democracy.- Chap 4: Germany: Attitudinal, behavioral and representational trust and legitimacy in the German multi-level democracy.- Chap 5: Greece: Attitudinal, behavioral and representational trust and legitimacy in the Greek multi-level democracy.- Chap 6: Italy: Multi-Level Trust Divide Between Disaffection and European Confidence.- Chap 7: Spain: Attitudinal, behavioural and representational trust and legitimacy in the Spanish multi-level democracy.- Chap 8: Citizens' Emotions and Trust: Exploring attitudinal, participatory and representative trust through Focus Group Data.- Chap 9 : Europe's Digital Political Discourse: Mapping Narratives with a Multi-Platform, Multilingual Dataset.- Chap 10: From Evidence to Influence: Making Policy Recommendations Matter in Democratic Societies.- Chap 11: ActEU Youth Democracy Labs and Toolbox.- Conclusion.
