In this book the issue of political trust is approached from several perspectives. The first chapters examine empirical evidence describing the nature and evolution of political trust, following chapt
This book presents cutting-edge research on political trust as a relational concept. Can political trust be conceived as a one-dimensional concept, and to what extent do international population surve
Social capital--networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust--is widely seen as playing a key role for the health of democracy. While many authors have examined the cons
Across representative democracies, there is a strong variation in the rules that govern the electoral process. A classic insight in political science is that these rules, e.g., the presence of a major
This volume investigates empirically whether voters behave differently, given different sets of electoral rules. The findings challenge some common vote choice models. The chapters originally publishe
