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Political Trust and Distrust in Governance : A Comparative Analysis in Times of Crisis - Christian Lahusen

Political Trust and Distrust in Governance

A Comparative Analysis in Times of Crisis

By: Christian Lahusen (Editor)

Hardcover | 20 February 2026 | Edition Number 1

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This edited volume provides new, nuanced answers to questions concerning the complex nature of political trust and distrust, exploring the role they play within democratic governance and the implications that varying degrees of trust can have on relations between citizens and institutions.

In times of uncertainty and crisis, trust and distrust become a particularly important topic of public concern and scientific interest. Presenting findings from a research project spanning seven European countries, the book explores the meaning and role of institutional trust and distrust, analyses individual manifestations, inquiries into arenas of trust formation and contestation, and discusses scenarios and implications. The authors present fresh theoretical and empirical insights by corroborating a co-presence of institutional trust and distrust and, crucially, propose a relational approach that considers the interplay between (dis)trusting citizens and institutions at the individual and collective level.

An important and original contribution to understandings of political trust, it will be an essential resource for scholars, researchers and upper-level students of political sociology, political science, psychology and media studies, with interests in understanding forms of political trust and distrust, and their conditions and implications.

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