Governing in an Age of Distrust: A Comparative Study of Politicians' Trust Perceptions and Why They Matter

by Weinberg

Despite the existence of a large literature on themes relating to trust and distrust in politics, there has been no sustained research that directly engages with the primary objects of trust: politicians. This is an intriguing blind spot in political science that leaves us without any understanding of how politicians appraise a contemporary climate of extreme or generalised distrust or indeed how the existence of a low-trust/high-blame environment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198900740
• ISBN13: 9780198900740
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 8.9"