TY - JOUR
T1 - Party politics, elections and (mis-)trust in Japan
AU - Krauss, Ellis
AU - Nemoto, Kuniaki
AU - Pekkanen, Robert J.
AU - Tanaka, Aiji
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Trust matters profoundly for many dimensions of political life. In this article we focus on political trust: how the trust or mistrust citizens have toward the political process, politicians and government affects politics. Prior research has shown that political trust influences such crucial dimensions of politics as the basic legitimacy of government, political participation, voting behavior, compliance with government, and reform orientation. In this article, we seek to answer three major questions. First, is political trust declining in Japan? Second, we are interested in exploring the determinants of trust and distrust in politics: why do people lose trust in politics? What kinds of voters lose political trust? Third, we explore the consequences: what happens when people lose trust in government and politics.
AB - Trust matters profoundly for many dimensions of political life. In this article we focus on political trust: how the trust or mistrust citizens have toward the political process, politicians and government affects politics. Prior research has shown that political trust influences such crucial dimensions of politics as the basic legitimacy of government, political participation, voting behavior, compliance with government, and reform orientation. In this article, we seek to answer three major questions. First, is political trust declining in Japan? Second, we are interested in exploring the determinants of trust and distrust in politics: why do people lose trust in politics? What kinds of voters lose political trust? Third, we explore the consequences: what happens when people lose trust in government and politics.
KW - DPJ
KW - LDP
KW - political parties
KW - trust
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U2 - 10.1080/09555803.2016.1227352
DO - 10.1080/09555803.2016.1227352
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84992494176
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Japan Forum
JF - Japan Forum
SN - 0955-5803
ER -