Does municipal amalgamation affect trust in local politicians? The case of Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6297665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Øystein Solvang (0000-0002-7870-5057, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, corresponding author), Jo Saglie (0000-0003-0437-2103, Institute for Social Research), Marte Winsvold (0000-0002-6096-0594, Institute for Social Research) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-73 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01925121231216426 |
| OpenAlex | W4390444318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
When municipalities merge, they grow and, at the same time, experience a comprehensive reform process, both of which may affect political trust. We explore whether and how the large-scale municipal amalgamation reforms in Norway in the 2010s affected citizens’ trust in local and national elected officials and assemblies. We examine the effects of both changes in size and reform processes using survey data on trust in local and national political officials and assemblies before, and at the time, of the merger. In contrast to studies conducted in Denmark, we do not find evidence that the Norwegian Local Government Reform had significant negative effects on political trust. We argue that this difference between Denmark and Norway can be explained by differences in how the two reform processes were implemented
Affect (linguistics · Local government · Merge (version control · Norwegian · Political process · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |