Political Trust as the Evaluation of Process and Performance
A Cross-National Study of 42 European Countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7972748 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Van Der Meer (0000-0002-7535-0190, University of Amsterdam), T W G Tom Van Der Meer (0000-0002-6164-2926, University of Amsterdam), Armen Hakhverdian (University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81-102 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032321715607514 |
| OpenAlex | W2328485547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 172 |
| References cited | 54 |
This article extends and tests the trust-as-evaluation approach that is dominant in political science. Citizens supposedly grant and withhold trust in politics based on an assessment of its merits. We argue that the relevance of performances and processes should be conditional on the values that citizens hold dear and the accuracy with which they perceive them. Through multilevel analyses of the European Value Survey 2008, we model the (conditional) effects of a wide range of macro-economic outcomes and procedural characteristics on two aspects of political trust: satisfaction with democracy and confidence in political institutions. We find that macro-economic outcomes do not relate to political trust once we control for corruption. The effects of corruption and macro-economic outcomes are indeed stronger among the higher educated. However, the effect of macro-economic outcomes is not conditional on citizens’ values. We discuss the theoretical implications of these findings for the use of the trust-as-evaluation approach
Blind trust · Democracy · Economics · European Social Survey · Language change · Macro · Multilevel model · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public economics · Public relations · Relevance (law · Value (mathematics · World Values Survey · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
Trust beyond borders
Revisiting the link between political trust and political participation
Macrodiscontent across countries
The Limits of Performance
Citizen Support for Democratic and Autocratic Regimes
Determinants of institutional trust
Constructing representation
Evaluations of institutional performance among adolescents
How WeChat groups enhance political trust in rural China
Exploring the measurement of political trust A multilevel observational analysis of six Swedish public agencies
The Role of Trust and Attitudes toward Democracy in the Dissemination of Disinformation—a Comparative Analysis of Six Democracies
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The origins of the youth’s political trust in Southeastern Europe
How Centralization Benefits Public Provision and Local Political Trust
The positive association of education with the trust in science and scientists is weaker in highly corrupt countries
A four-level model of political polarization over science
In Praise of Skepticism
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Unpacking political trust
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Quality of schooling and political trust among students
Political trust and legitimacy crisis in the age of Covid-19
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Political trust in France’s multi-level government
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Trust in News and Trust through News
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Does Cross-Regime Contact Change the Evaluation of Democracy? Evidence From Taiwanese Student Delegations Visiting Mainland China
Psychological Distress and Political Distrust during a Global Health Crisis
Ethnic versus national identity and satisfaction with democracy
Political trust and elite closure
A Cross-national Examination of Political Trust in Adolescence
Political Trust in Early Adolescence and Its Association with Intended Political Participation
The Covid-19 Pandemic and State Healthcare Capacity
Legitimising Surveillance in Low-Trust Postcommunist Societies
Bad News, Declining Trust? Effects of Exposure to Economic News on Trust in the European Union
When Opposites Attract
Political trust in the internet context
Understanding trust among German citizens with migrant backgrounds – a latent profile approach
Fear of the state in governance surveys? Empirical evidence from African countries
Trust in peacebuilding organizations
The role of procedural fairness in EU legitimacy
At Which Level Does Unemployment Affect Political Trust? A Multilevel Analysis Across Europe
Trust in the European Union
Affective polarization and political (dis)trust
Cultivating trust? The role of European Union investments in bridging rural-urban divides
Effects of digital use on trust in political institutions among ethnic minority and hegemonic group – A case study
Autoridad y privilegio
Quality of local government and social trust in European cities
The consistency of question‐order bias in a changing political context
Sexual Corruption and Political (Dis)trust
Social Policy and Political Trust
The relative economy and political support
Closeness to citizens as a source for political trust? A comparison of opinions on local parliaments and the European Parliament in 12 European regions
Life and Attitudes of Slovenians during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Trust repertoires and the reception of institutional responses to the Covid-19 crisis in Europe
Conflict or choice? The differential effects of elite incivility and ideological polarization on political support
Is trust in government really declining? Evidence using the sequential probability ratio test
Seeing the world through party-tinted glasses
On their own turf? The level-specificity of political trust in multilevel political systems
Social media as an exit strategy? The role of attitudes of discontent in explaining non-electoral political participation among Belgian young adults
Public satisfaction with democracy
Divergent paths of political trust in Southern Europe
The Effect of Inequality on the Relation Between Socioeconomic Stratification and Political Trust in Europe
Determinantes de confianza en la policía nacional
Unveiling the Nexus
Temporal Changes of Trust in Institutions among Young Refugees in Germany
Internal efficacy and political trust
Public trust in the European legal systems
Institutional Trust and Media Use in Times of Cultural Backlash
Taking democracy's temperature
How Perceptions of Inequality Between Countries Diminish Trust in the European Union
Faith no more? The divergence of political trust between urban and rural Europe
Who do Europeans want to govern? Exploring the multiple dimensions of citizens’ preferences for political actors in nine European countries
Unequal perspectives? Income inequality as a benchmark for support for European integration
Stealth Democracy
Democratic Challenges, Democratic Choices
The Economy and the Vote
Economic Crisis, Quality of Work, and Social Integration
Nine. Social Capital, Beliefs in Government, and Political Corruption
Political Performance and Institutional Trust
Economic Crisis, Political Legitimacy, and Social Cohesion
The Economic Performance of Governments
The American Ethos
Democratic Deficit
Losers' Consent
Conditional trust
The Impact of the Euro Crisis on Citizens’ Support for the European Union
Social Distrust as a Factor in Siting Hazardous Facilities and Communicating Risks
In what we trust? A multi-level study into trust in parliament as an evaluation of state characteristics
Trust in the public sector
Deciphering the Dutch drop
Generalized trust and political support
Institutional Change, Economic Conditions and Confidence in Government
Institutional Trust, Education, and Corruption
The Political Economy of Attitudes toward Polity and Society in Western European Democracies
Economic Policy Voting and Incumbency
In Europe we trust? Exploring three logics of trust in the European Union
When Left Is Right
Democracy in crisis? The declining support for national democracy in E uropean countries, 2007–2011
Democracy and Bureaucracy
Priming, Performance, and the Dynamics of Political Trust
The Skeptical American
A Tale of Political Trust in American Cities
Democratic Theory and Public Opinion
Education and Political Tolerance
Political Trust as a Rational Attitude
The Dynamics of Voters’ Left/Right Identification
The Missing Link
Public support for liberal democracy
Channeling frustrations
What Are the Origins of Political Trust
The Sensitive Left and the Impervious Right
Electoral Andpartisancycles Ineconomicpolicies Andoutcomes
What Does Corruption Mean in a Democracy
Social Capital and the Dynamics of Trust in Government
Corruption, Political Allegiances, and Attitudes Toward Government in Contemporary Democracies
The Shaping of Popular Satisfaction with Government and Regime Performance in Germany
Communists and Democrats
Presidential Leadership and the Resurgence of Trust in Government
A Re-assessment of the Concept of Political Support
All for All
Social Policy by Popular Demand
What Is Quality of Government? A Theory of Impartial Government Institutions
The Sources and Structure of Legitimation in Western Democracies
The Decline of Political Trust in Spain and Portugal
Low Expectations or Different Evaluations
Political Parties and Macroeconomic Policy
| Unique citing works | 172 |
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| Citations per year | 19,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 168 |