Assessing the Impact of Lustration on Trust in Public Institutions and National Government in Central and Eastern Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7727989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cynthia M Horne (0000-0002-4777-4068, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-446 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010414011421766 |
| OpenAlex | W2167594679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 24 |
Lustration is alternately theorized and anecdotally alleged to either undermine or contribute to the democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by supporting or undermining trust in public institutions, and by extension trust in national government. Using quantitative data on nine countries in CEE, this study examines the impact of lustration and transitional justice measures on citizen perceptions of the trustworthiness of public institutions and national government. It tests whether and how the timing of lustration, the severity of lustration, or the packaging of lustration with other forms of transitional justice affect trust in public institutions and national government. This article finds that even when controlling for economic growth, democratization, and corruption levels, lustration consistently and positively contributes to citizen trust in public institutions. However, lustration and transitional justice measures have an indirect and diluted impact on trust in national government, when they have any impact at all
Democracy · Democratization · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics · Language change · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public trust · Transitional justice · Trustworthiness · Corruption and Economic Development · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |