Building Trust in Politics: Causes of Widespread Disillusionment in Latin American Countries

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Author(s): Michele Lobina (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)and Marco Bottone (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 24
Source title: Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7669-3.ch032

Keywords: Civic Engagement / Information Science Reference / Political Science / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter studies the process of trust building in politics by using large data set on political behaviour in Latin America. The results yielded by developed models indicate specific elements as the most influential on the popular trust in institutions. These observed determinants were enclosed in five macro classes: cohesion of society; economic factors; electoral transparency; efficiency of judicial organs; and crime diffusion. The analysis of the public support in governments and parliaments revealed that certain variables have a direct impact on the stability of the Latin American democracies, while other factors merely determine the likelihood of a government's reappointment.

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