Parties, Institutional Control, and Trust in Government<sup>*</sup>

Gershtenson, Joseph; Ladewig, Jeffrey W.; Plane, Dennis L.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00441.x

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“…A number of other political variables have been related to trust. Sharing political party identification with those in political power increases trust in government (Citrin, ; Gershtenson et al, ), while having voted for losers in an election diminishes political trust (Anderson and LoTempio, ). Also, changes in partisan control of Congress and the presidency impact trust (Keele, ).…”

Section: Determinants and Consequences Of Political Trustmentioning

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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

Nicholls

Picou

2012

Social Science Quarterly

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Objectives To explore the impact Hurricane Katrina on citizens’ trust in government. Of primary interest is the relationship between poor governmental performance in the aftermath of the storm and low levels of political trust. In addition, levels of trust are related to respondents’ predictions regarding the time it will take their communities to recover. Methods Relationships are investigated through an analysis of data from a survey of residents in the Katrina‐affected areas of Louisiana and Mississippi. For this initial exploration, bivariate analysis is used to elaborate relationships between measures of trust in government and the experiences and attitudes of survey respondents. Results Analyses reveal interesting and significant relationships among the variables. Negative experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina are correlated with low levels of political trust. Also, low levels of trust are associated with pessimistic predictions of the time it will take communities to recover from the storm. Conclusions Given the importance of political trust for the long‐term health of the political system, it is critical that governments at all levels enhance their effectiveness in dealing with such disasters.

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Section: Determinants and Consequences Of Political Trustmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

Nicholls

Picou

2012

Social Science Quarterly

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“…One critical question starting to get more attention in the extensive literature of trust is whether individual trust levels and variations in these levels are linked to individual characteristics. This research is starting to show that citizens' ideological orientation (Rudolph and Evans 2005;Rudolph 2009) and party identifications (Gershtenson et al 2006;Fiorina and Abrams 2008;Bafumi and Shapiro 2009) affect their trust in government.…”

Section: Trust Of Governmentmentioning

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Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security

Robinson

Liu

Stoutenborough

et al. 2012

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

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Research reveals that levels of reported trust in government are at a relatively low levelamong the lowest in the period studied. At the same time, reported approval for specific administrative agencies varies widely, with some agencies receiving little support and others a great deal. This raises an important question: what factors drive trust in specific agencies? This article investigates the question in relation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We find that reported assessments of DHS are driven by political attitudes, policy salience, religiosity, and demographic characteristics, even when controlling for trust in government in general. InTroDucTIon In a democratic society, it is essential that government maintain trust and approval from the public (e.g., Dahl 1971; Easton 1965; Putnam 2001). This is the case even for components of the government, like administrative agencies and the courts, that may not have direct electoral accountability. Questions of government approval, then, become important to research in public administration generally. This has led to a great deal of research into the factors related to trust in government, including a large literature on the impact of e-government on various evaluations of government. While most of this literature has focused on factors related to government in general or specific branches of government, there is reason to believe that there are This material is based upon work supported by the U.

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“…Trust may also differ by race and gender (Avery 2006). Individuals may trust a government more if the political party they support is in power (Gershtenson, Ladewig and Plane 2006), or their ideological beliefs and support for a particular party may be associated with different views of government and its institutions.…”

Section: Trust In Government and Political Participationmentioning

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The Participation Divide? Political Participation, Trust in Government, and E‐government in Australia and New Zealand

Goldfinch¹,

Gauld²,

Herbison³

2009

Aust J Public Adm

103

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Drawing on 438 telephone interview surveys in Australia and 500 in New Zealand, we find evidence of a 'participation divide' where those participating in politics do so using a range of means, including electronic ones. Those less likely to participate in politics, are less likely to participate across all means measured. Those with higher levels of education and income and of European ethnicity are more likely to participate. We confirm the existence of the socalled 'digital divide' with those that use e-government means and those that do not, being stratified by education, ethnicity, income, gender and age. Contrary to our expectations we find that lower levels of trust in government are associated with higher levels of some types of participation, including e-government ones.

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Parties, Institutional Control, and Trust in Government^*

Cited by 43 publications

References 20 publications

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security

The Participation Divide? Political Participation, Trust in Government, and E‐government in Australia and New Zealand

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Cited by 43 publications

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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Trust in Government

Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security

The Participation Divide? Political Participation, Trust in Government, and E‐government in Australia and New Zealand

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