A research agenda for political trust
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Daniel DEVINE and Malcolm FAIRBROTHER. A research agenda for political trust. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2026. Online resource, e-book.
his timely book sets out an agenda for social science research on political trust, confronting contemporary conceptual, theoretical, and empirical problems. It grapples with the breakdown of reliance on political systems in democratic societies, exploring why many people perceive politicians and public administrators as corrupt and unconcerned about the public interest.
his timely book sets out an agenda for social science research on political trust, confronting contemporary conceptual, theoretical, and empirical problems. It grapples with the breakdown of reliance on political systems in democratic societies, exploring why many people perceive politicians and public administrators as corrupt and unconcerned about the public interest.