In Diversity We Trust: The Positive Effect of Ethnic Diversity on Outgroup Trust

Political Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-142

  Gundelach, Birte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conflict theory; Contact theory; Ethnic diversity; Generalized trust; Outgroup trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894293616     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-013-9220-x     Document Type: Article

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