Trust and the Borderlines of Democratic Legitimacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7473477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Berg‐schlosser (0000-0002-2759-6807, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany), D Berg-Schlosser (Philipps University of Marburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-35 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00219096251380766 |
| OpenAlex | W7126242924 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Over the past decade, a decline of democratic legitimacy has been observed in many countries across different world regions. The decline has many facets and borderlines due to international crises, the rise of populism, social polarization and institutional weaknesses. Against this background, the paper focusses on aspects of social and institutional trust as it relates to these developments on a worldwide basis. The analyses rely on the comprehensive database provided by seven waves of the World Values Surveys (WVS), an approach that makes it possible to offer a differentiated picture both by world regions and various political system types (Inglehart et al. 2015). The final section assesses the current situation in the context of an increased system competition between liberal democracies and autocratic regimes
Autocracy · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Democratic legitimacy · International relations · Legitimacy · Polarization (electrochemistry · Politics · Globalization and political ideologies · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Capital and Networks
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |