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Familiarity and Trust: Explaining Trust in Government through Ethno-racial Differences
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Abstract The paper investigates whether generalized trust in government varies among ethnic groups in a society. Theories on trust predominantly explain such institutional trust by the capabilities and intentions of the trusted actors, and research into trust is mainly done at the individual level measuring ... view more
The paper investigates whether generalized trust in government varies among ethnic groups in a society. Theories on trust predominantly explain such institutional trust by the capabilities and intentions of the trusted actors, and research into trust is mainly done at the individual level measuring whether individual characteristics of the trustee and trusted one has explanatory power. Meanwhile, this paper analyzes the institutional trust at the macro (country) level. Based on a comparative study among 27 countries, this paper argues that there are significant differences between ethnic groups regarding their trust in the country's government and that significant effects are visible with the country's income inequality and one of Hofstede's dimensions of national culture, namely 'power distance'. This is an important finding as it calls for multi-level analyses when explaining institutional trust. Trust is not only dependent on the individual characteristics of the trusted one and the trustee but also on macro-level variables.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; confidence; government; ethnic group; power; difference in income; political system
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014 (ZA6670 v2.0.0); power distance
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 397-410
Journal
Viešoji politika ir administravimas : mokslo darbai, 20 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.20.3.28518
ISSN
2029-2872
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed