Generalized Trust Through Civic Engagement? Evidence from Five National Panel Studies

Political Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 277-294

  van Ingen, Erik ^a   Bekkers, René ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Membership; Social trust; Voluntary associations; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929711756     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pops.12105     Document Type: Article

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