This article reviews recent survey-based research on citizens' trust in government, focusing
particularly on the United States. It addresses the long-term decline in trust and potential …

Implications The long-standing problem of political misinformation drew public attention in
the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential election. Scholars, journalists, and politicians …

A culture of trust is usually claimed to have many public benefits--by lubricating markets,
managing organizations, legitimating governments, and facilitating collective action. Any …

Political communication via social media might well counter the eroding political trust. In
particular, social networking sites (SNS) enable direct flows of communication between …

Retrospective voting models assume that offering more information to voters about their
incumbents' performance strengthens electoral accountability. However, it is unclear …

I media sono lo spazio dove oggi si decide la lotta politica fra attori, idee e interessi
contrapposti. Se le élite politiche cercano di imporre i propri modelli interpretativi sugli eventi …

The growing empirical literature on political corruption shows trust (interpersonal and
political) to be both cause and consequence of corruption: a conclusion that largely builds …

High-profile incidents of police misconduct have led to widespread calls for law enforcement
reform. But prior studies cast doubt on whether police commanders can control officers, and …

Previous research has established a link between turnout and the extent to which voters are
faced with a “meaningful” partisan choice in elections; this study extends the logic of this …

We study the effects of the availability of information about corruption scandals on electoral
outcomes. The paper uses a novel and rich database with information on corruption …