Transnationales Vertrauen – Individuelles Nationenvertrauen

Kleiner, Tuuli-Marja

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-02675-2_10

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“…To be sure, theories of differentiation have proven useful in large-scale comparative research into the factors that influence trust in other nations directly (Delhey, 2007a, 2007b; Kleiner, 2014; Klingemann and Weldon, 2013), and indirectly by shaping processes of social learning (Inglehart, 1991). The focus in this article was a very controlled one on four neighbouring nations, about whom Poles have a great deal of knowledge and with whom they have had a fair amount of contact.…”

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“…Higher levels of socio-economic development tend to be associated with higher perceived trustworthiness (Delhey, 2007a; Genna, 2017; Inglehart, 1991; Klingemann and Weldon, 2013). Moreover, nations perceived as ‘modern’ are admired and, therefore, more trusted (Kleiner, 2014, 2016; Sztompka, 1999). For example, Jan Delhey (2007a) captured different dimensions of perceived modernity, including socio-economic development, political and civic liberties, as well as good governance, and found them to be positively related to trust.…”

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“…Some scholars have used these attributes to explain their effect on trust in different nations directly (Delhey, 2007a; Kleiner, 2014; Klingemann and Weldon, 2013), but Inglehart (1991) also noted a possible influence of these three factors on social learning. Accordingly, perceptions of threat tend to hinder social learning from experience, while cultural similarity facilitates it.…”

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Experience Matters, After All: What Social Psychology Can Teach Us about Transnational Contact and Trust

Sarmiento-Mirwaldt

2022

Political Studies

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There has been much debate about the causes of trust in abstract groups of strangers such as foreign nations. Some scholars have highlighted the important role of personal experiences in shaping social trust, while others have largely dismissed such experiences. This article suggests that social psychological contact theory, which highlights one particular type of experience, has much to contribute to trust research: accordingly, people’s contact experiences with strangers lead them to generalise from these experiences and undergo a process of social learning. Using original survey data from Poland, this article shows that, consistent with contact theory, pleasant contact experiences with members of specific other nations increase trust in those nations, while unpleasant contact experiences decrease it. The characteristics of different objects of trust do not fundamentally challenge the universalist logic of contact theory. Ultimately, this supports the position that personal experience in adult life matters greatly in shaping trust.

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