Affiliation:
1. Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton , Southampton SO17 1BJ , UK
Abstract
Abstract
Alongside economic factors, regional variation in trust reflects the structure of social ties available to different regions. We support this claim by linking cross-national survey data from 22 countries in the European Social Survey with data on Facebook friendships. Regions with more local (within-region) connections exhibit lower political trust, but higher levels of (particular) social trust. Those regions with more social ties to national capitals and urban centres exhibit higher levels of political trust but lower (particular) social trust. Social ties to power centres support the creation of political trust and their absence limits it.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Sociology and Political Science,Geography, Planning and Development
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