Institutional trust and multilevel government in the European Union: Congruence or compensation?

European Union Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-574

  Muñoz, Jordi ^a   Torcal, Mariano ^b   Bonet, Eduard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

corruption; EU support; European Parliament; multilevel government; political trust; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655190524     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116511419250     Document Type: Article

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