Does drought exposure erode trust in the political system in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-024-03768-5
Abstract: Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of severe droughts. As water scarcity can destroy vital resources such as crops and livestock, droughts pose major challenges to affected societies. Concerns arise that the resulting… read more here.
Keywords: system; state; political system; trust political ... See more keywords
How do elite core actors assess trust in national and EU authorities? The varying role of generalised trust at different governmental levels
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DOI: 10.1057/s41295-024-00400-9
Abstract: In this paper, we position generalised trust as central to the debate on elites’ assessments of trust in EU multi-level governance. We leverage one of the most influential factors in explaining political trust in single-government… read more here.
Keywords: generalised trust; assess trust; trust political; political authorities ... See more keywords
Trust, political orientation, and environmental behavior
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DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2018.1425275
Abstract: ABSTRACT A growing body of large-N cross-national studies has identified key predictors of environmental behavior. Adopting a social dilemma perspective, where individuals must choose collective over self-interest to act pro-environmentally, integrated national datasets for 30… read more here.
Keywords: environmental behavior; political orientation; trust political; trust ... See more keywords
German HEI students’ trust in political institutions to properly deal with the Covid-19 pandemic – emphasis on the specific role of intercultural experience
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DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2021.1975553
Abstract: Political measures to confront the Covid-19 pandemic are a stress-test for citizens’ institutional trust. Higher education students’ trust in political institutions is of particular interest as the... read more here.
Keywords: political institutions; students trust; trust political; german hei ... See more keywords
In court we trust? Political affinity and citizen's attitudes toward court's decisions
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DOI: 10.1111/gove.12898
Abstract: This article investigates the role of citizen political affinities in shaping attitudes towards judicial decisions in corruption cases involving politicians. Although emerging research suggests that decisions regarding a high‐ranking politician can reduce general citizen trust… read more here.
Keywords: court; trust political; court trust; political affinity ... See more keywords
The Effect of Direct Democratic Participation on Citizens’ Political Attitudes in Switzerland: The Difference between Availability and Use
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v5i2.820
Abstract: According to advocates of direct democracy, it is important to involve citizens more directly in political decision-making processes in order to create a democratic linkage between citizens and the political system. Indeed, some studies have… read more here.
Keywords: availability; political institutions; direct democratic; trust political ... See more keywords