Political Mistrust and the Discrediting of Politicians: 96 (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 9004145303 ISBN 13: 9789004145306

Publisher: Brill, 2005

Synopsis

This book, prepared under the auspices of the ISA research committee on Comparative Sociology, focuses on a worldwide phenomenon: political mistrust, observable in almost all countries, in both established democracies and in authoritarian regimes. But ubiquity does not signify uniformity. The diversity of political regimes generates a multiplicity of forms and intensities of mistrust. Political mistrust seems inherent even in advanced democracies and in semi-democracies, where citizens are better prepared and more prone to criticize the dysfunctions of institutions and condemn the misconduct of politicians. Political mistrust is greatly nourished in many countries by a wide practice of public corruption. Of particular sociological interest is the vulnerability of political elites and of their frequent condemnation to "civil death".

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Political Mistrust and the Discrediting of Politicians Prepared under the hospices of the ISA research committee on Comparative Sociology, this book focuses on a worldwide phenomenon: political mistrust, observable in almost all countries, in established democracies and in authoritarian regimes. Political mistrust is greatly nourished in many countries by a wide practice of public corruption. Full description

Synopsis

This book, prepared under the hospices of the ISA research committee on Comparative Sociology, focuses on a worldwide phenomenon: political mistrust, observable in almost all countries, in established democracies and in authoritarian regimes. But ubiquity does not mean uniformity. The diversity of political regimes generates a wide diversity of forms and intensities of mistrust. It seems inherent even in the advanced democracies and in semi-democracies, where citizens are better prepared and more prone to criticize the dysfunctions of institutions and condemn the misconduct of politicians. Political mistrust is greatly nourished in many countries by a wide practice of public corruption. Of particular sociological interest is the vulnerability of political elites and of their frequent condemnation to "civil death".

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9004145303
• ISBN 13: 9789004145306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256