After addressing the meaning of “trust” and “trustworthiness,” we review survey-based
research on citizens' judgments of trust in governments and politicians, and historical and …

It is a notable irony that as democracy replaces other forms of governing throughout the
world, citizens of the most established and prosperous democracies (the United States and …

Indicators of political alienation–distrust in politicians and dissatisfaction with democracy–in
the Danish electorate are associated with specific issue positions, economic grievances …

Like many other advanced industrial democracies, Australia has experienced major and
ongoing economic reform over the last two decades, the pace of which has, if anything …

Una delle maggiori controversie generate dal concetto di capitale sociale riguarda la
relazione tra reti sociali, fiducia, e beni collettivi (Newton 1997; Erickson 1998; Mutti 1998; …

In the early 1970s, in the wake of Watergate and a presidential impeachment, one of the key
players in that scandal--the news media--rode high in public esteem. Harris and National …