Political Trust and Sophistication: Taking Measurement Seriously
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Political Trust and Sophistication: Taking Measurement Seriously
Political trust is an important indicator of political legitimacy. Hence, seemingly decreasing levels of political trust in Western democracies have stimulated a growing body of research on the causes and consequences of political trust. However, the neglect of potential measurement problems of political trust raises doubts about the findings of earlier studies. The current study revisits the m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Social Indicators Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0303-8300,1573-0921
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-1182-4