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 …

This paper argues that popular trust in the Chinese central government is significantly
weaker than five national surveys suggest. The evidence comes from these surveys. First …

Trust in government dropped to a near-record low during the 1992 election as Ross Perot's
startling campaign illustrated all too graphically. Stephen Craig shows the trajectory of this …

The more citizens trust their government, the better democracy functions. However, African
Americans have long suffered from the lack of equal protection by their government, and the …

What is the significance of distinguishing trust in government's commitment from trust in its
competence in understanding the relationship between political trust and political …

The relationship between trust in representative political institutions and extra-
representational participation (ERP) is contested. Generally, scholars have assumed that …

Das Vertrauen in die Institutionen des demokratischen Staates sinkt. Die
Nachrichtenmedien werden von dieser Entwicklung nicht verschont. In einer …

While political opportunity structure theory details how social movement organization (SMO)
campaigns focus on the state and political processes, a shift toward neoliberal policies …

Objectives This study addresses differences in the predictors of participation in different
forms of protest activity using nationally representative data. The two types of protest …

Does widespread citizen noncompliance always delegitimize state authority and endanger
regime stability? The evidence presented in this paper suggests that some noncompliant …