Analysing the Trust–Transparency Nexus: Multi-level Governance in the UK, France and Germany (Civil Society and Social Change) - Softcover

Stafford, Ian; Cole, Alistair; Heinz, Dominic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447355229 ISBN 13: 9781447355229

Publisher: Policy Press, 2023

Synopsis

Is transparency a necessary condition to build and restore citizen and civil society trust in governance and democracy?

Throughout Europe, there is a growing demand for effective forms of citizen engagement and decentralisation in policy-making to increase trust and engage increasingly diverse populations.

This volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi-level governance. Drawing on fieldwork from the UK, France and Germany, this comparative analysis examines different efforts to build trust between key actors involved in decision-making at the sub-national level. It outlines the challenges of delivering this agenda and explores the paradox that trust might require transparency, yet in some instances transparency may undermine trust.

About this title

About the Authors

Ian Stafford is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Cardiff University, Wales.

Alistair Cole is Professor of Politics and Head of the Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University.

Dominic Heinz is Lecturer for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Turkish-German University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447355229
• ISBN 13: 9781447355229
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208