Culture or Institutions? A Quasi-Experiment on the Origins of Political Trust among Russian Immigrants in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24036134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna E Shaleva (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 172 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 454-474 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics JITE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0932-4569 • E-ISSN: 1614-0559 |
| Publisher | Mohr Siebeck (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1628/093245616x14617619218701 |
| OpenAlex | W2475800677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Political trust is an essential ingredient for the functioning of democracies. Cultural theory hypothesizes that trust in political institutions originates in deeply rooted and long-standing cultural norms, which are transmitted through early-life socialization and thus are exogenous to political institutions. By contrast, institutional theory views political trust as a direct consequence of institutional performance. This paper studies political trust in Europe within a quasi-experimental framework of migration. Results using European Social Survey data by itself or merged with the Integrated Values Surveys suggest that Russian-born migrants exposed to Western European institutions have higher probability of political trust than Russian-born migrants in Eastern Europe.
Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Political culture · Political science · Politics · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social Capital and Networks
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |