Political trust and distrust in Switzerland: A normative analysis

Swiss Political Science Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-187

  Scheidegger, Régis ^a   Staerklé, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Political Integration; Social Order; Social Representations; Social Status; Trust in Government

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958119277     PISSN: 14247755     EISSN: 16626370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1662-6370.2011.02010.x     Document Type: Article

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