Theories suggest that political ideology relates to cooperation, with conservatives being more likely to pursue selfish outcomes, and liberals more likely to pursue egalitarian outcomes. In study 1, we examine how political ideology and political party affiliation (Republican vs. Democrat) predict cooperation with a partner who self-identifies as Republican or Democrat in two samples before (n ...

Authors like Francis Fukuyama or Robert Putnam claim that modern societies suffer from a decline of trust. On the other hand political scientists like Margaret Levi or Susan Stokes and sociologists like Karen Cook contend that as nice as trust might be, we can easily do without it. Especially in political life, distrust, vigilance and scepticism seem to be healthier and more fruitful than trust...

Purpose This study aims to identify the responses required repair political trust in Tunisia and differences between two key stakeholder groups, namely, politicians voters. Design/methodology/approach A sequential mixed method was adopted using data sources: semi-structured interviews conducted with citizens politicians; media from TV talk shows. Data collected over a three-year period followin...

It is a well-documented fact that social trust, i.e., the extent to which people trust others, and political trust, i.e., trust in political institutions, are key factors in social capital theory. However, to compare these concepts in cross-national or longitudinal frameworks, it is important to fi rst establish whether the measurements of these concepts are compatible across countries or over ...

The role of the media in the creation of distrust is much debated in political communication. Will negative news, for example, relentless attacks on political authorities, result in political cynicism or in a stimulation effect? By and large the media may stimulate political participation,but it is less clear when negative news will nullify this effect. Negative news may not only have short-ter...

The link between social trust and political participation has often been found to be either weak or non-existent. However, these studies have neglected the interaction between different levels of analysis and have instead examined them at either the aggregated level or the individual level. These studies hereby overlook that there are good reasons to assume that the effect of social trust on in...