Political Trust vs. Turnout in Modern Democracies

• Authors: Izabela Kapsa

Abstracts

EN

The article analyzes the relations between political trust - one of the most important values in the life of political communities - and election-related behaviors in the narrow meaning of voting. Researchers investigate the phenomenon of decreasing turnout as one of the expressions of democratic crisis. When studying such a complex problem, it is essential to search for multi-theme causes which might be helpful in understanding the topic and possibly finding a solution for it. The author of this article, while assuming the correctness of analyzes conducted thus far, which indicate that the problem lies in weaker attachment to political parties, less interest in politics and inadequate tools, raises questions whether the decreasing turnout in individual states may be related to the level of trust that citizens put in political institutions and whether there is a relation between these both indicators. In order to answer these questions, the author employs a quantitative analysis of data which derive from reports containing percentage levels of political trust and turnout in the elections, a comparative analysis, as well as an overview of literature on the subject.

Keywords

EN

e-democracy; general election; general trust; political trust; voters’ turnout

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 3 (49)
• Pages: 151-160

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Izabela Kapsa

• Kazimierz Wielki University

• https://orcid.org/0000000323423682

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ppsy2020309

Biblioteka Nauki

2015610