The long-term effects of the economic crisis on political trust in Europe: Is there a negativity bias in the relation between economic performance and political support?

Hooghe, Marc; Okolikj, Martin

doi:10.1057/s41295-020-00214-5

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“…An often expressed hope is that political trust should recover as soon as economic and social problems are mitigated or resolved. Hooghe and Okolikj (2020) show that this appears to be the case for Europe at large and that respondents across Europe have reacted positively to economic recovery, restoring trust to pre-crisis levels. However, this finding does not reflect the situation in Spain, where political trust remains considerably low.…”

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confidence: 83%

Responsiveness, Performance and Corruption: Reasons for the Decline of Political Trust

Torcal

Christmann

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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We test the importance of responsiveness, performance and corruption to explain the evolution of political trust in Spain between 1997 and 2019. To this end, the study analyses two longitudinal datasets, namely, a repeated cross-sectional dataset from the Spanish samples of Eurobarometer and an individual-level panel survey conducted during a period of economic recovery in 2015. The study finds that perceptions about political corruption and responsiveness matter greatly in shaping political trust and to a lesser extent economic performance. Although the Great Recession is likely responsible for the sharp decline in trust towards political parties and the parliament between 2008 and 2012, the analysis suggests that trust in representative institutions remains low even after the Recession because of a series of devastating corruption incidents and a perceived lack of responsiveness of the political system. On the other hand, the study finds indications that trust in the judicial system might have been mainly affected by perceptions of corruption.

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Section: Final Discussionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Responsiveness, Performance and Corruption: Reasons for the Decline of Political Trust

Torcal

Christmann

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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“…Economic depression in any country can be propelled by the political crisis (Nyanga et al, 2012;Hanke and Kwok, 2009;Mutsau and Billiat, 2017) poor economic policies, bad economic ideologies, and bad relations with other countries (Nyanga et al, 2019;Nyanga et al, 2018). Hooghe and Okolikj (2020) also observed that there is a relationship between economic crisis and politics. Studies (Mudzingiri, 2014;Nyanga, 2019;IMF, 2008) have further shown that Zimbabwe is among a few countries that experienced unprecedented economic crisis for a period of almost a decade.…”

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The 2000–2008 Economic Crisis in Zimbabwe

Nyanga

2024

Cihan U Erbil J H SOC SCI

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Between 2000 and 2008, Zimbabwe was hit by one of the devastating economic situations which threatened the lives of businesses and also led to the closure of several businesses. The main purpose of this paper was to trace the survivors of Zimbabwe’s 2000-2008 economic distress and establish the strategies they employ to avert future economic pandemics in the country. A mixed research approach was utilised to carry out the study, with data being collected from a sample of 105 business people and their employees in rural Zimbabwe. A self-designed questionnaire and interview guide were used to solicit data from participants with descriptive and thematic analysis data analysis methods being utilised as data analysis tools. The study revealed that while a significant number of businesses closed their businesses due to the economic downturn some survived and self-rejuvenated and moved on in 2009 when the economy stabilised. The strategies most businesses in rural areas employ to avert effects of future economic distress include among others; 1) diversification, 2) trading in foreign currency, 3) avoiding selling goods on credit, and 4) keeping savings in USD and traditional banks. It was recommended that businesses in rural areas need to manage their businesses in a more professional way so that they do not easily get affected by socio-economic shocks and political upheavals.

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“…Closely related studies show that over‐time changes in inequality are associated with populist party support (Engler & Weisstanner, 2021), and this has partly been attributed to decreasing levels of political trust (Stoetzer et al., 2021). Other research shows that political trust dipped during the financial crisis in Europe – a time when unemployment and inequality increased in many European countries (Gangl & Giustozzi, 2021; Hooghe & Okolikj, 2020).…”

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Explaining the ‘democratic malaise’ in unequal societies: Inequality, external efficacy and political trust

Bienstman

Hense

Gangl

2023

European J Political Res

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Previous scholarship suggests that rising inequality in democracies suppresses trust in institutions. However, the mechanism behind this has not clearly been identified. This paper investigates the proposition that income inequality leads to increased democratic distrust by depressing perceptions of external efficacy. Based on time‐series cross‐sectional survey data from the European Social Survey, we find that changes in income inequality have a negative effect on changes in political trust and external efficacy. Causal mediation analysis confirms that inequality affects trust through lower efficacy. Further analyses show that this efficacy‐based mechanism does not depend on political orientation. As a direct effect remains among left‐wing respondents, our empirical results indicate that inequality affects trust via both a mechanism of substantive output evaluation and a process‐based evaluation that measures of external efficacy can capture. These findings highlight the empirical and theoretical relevance of this so far neglected mechanism and provide a potential solution for the puzzle that inequality depresses trust also among those for whom inequality is not politically salient.

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The long-term effects of the economic crisis on political trust in Europe: Is there a negativity bias in the relation between economic performance and political support?

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

Responsiveness, Performance and Corruption: Reasons for the Decline of Political Trust

Responsiveness, Performance and Corruption: Reasons for the Decline of Political Trust

The 2000–2008 Economic Crisis in Zimbabwe

Explaining the ‘democratic malaise’ in unequal societies: Inequality, external efficacy and political trust

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