Trust, social capital, civil society, and democracy
Trust, social capital, civil society, and democracy
The importance of trust has long been emphasised by social and political theorists from Locke and Tocqueville to Putnam and civil society theorists. However, individual survey data casts substantial doubt on this powerful tradition of thought. There is little evidence of (1) an overlap between social and political trust, (2) a syndrome of trust and membership of voluntary organizations, and (3) the existence of trusting/distrusting dispositions among individuals. However, at the aggregate national level there is evidence to support the theory, and the author concludes that the classic theory is correct but needs modification and qualification.
civil society, democracy, political capital, social capital, trust
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Newton, Kenneth
17e0a529-235b-4960-824d-268f31e63d61
2001
Newton, Kenneth
17e0a529-235b-4960-824d-268f31e63d61
Newton, Kenneth
(2001)
Trust, social capital, civil society, and democracy.
International Political Science Review, 22 (2), .
(doi:10.1177/0192512101222004).
Abstract
The importance of trust has long been emphasised by social and political theorists from Locke and Tocqueville to Putnam and civil society theorists. However, individual survey data casts substantial doubt on this powerful tradition of thought. There is little evidence of (1) an overlap between social and political trust, (2) a syndrome of trust and membership of voluntary organizations, and (3) the existence of trusting/distrusting dispositions among individuals. However, at the aggregate national level there is evidence to support the theory, and the author concludes that the classic theory is correct but needs modification and qualification.
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Published date: 2001
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civil society, democracy, political capital, social capital, trust
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ISSN: 0192-5121
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