Political Mistrust and the Discrediting of Politicians (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology) (International Studies in Sociology & Social Anthropology) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 9004145303 ISBN 13: 9789004145306

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2005

Synopsis

This book, prepared under the auspices of the ISA research committee on Comparative Sociology, focuses on a worldwide phenomenon: political mistrust, observable in almost all countries, in both established democracies and in authoritarian regimes.
But ubiquity does not signify uniformity. The diversity of political regimes generates a multiplicity of forms and intensities of mistrust. Political mistrust seems inherent even in advanced democracies and in semi-democracies, where citizens are better prepared and more prone to criticize the dysfunctions of institutions and condemn the misconduct of politicians. Political mistrust is greatly nourished in many countries by a wide practice of public corruption. Of particular sociological interest is the vulnerability of political elites and of their frequent condemnation to "civil death".

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Mattei Dogan, Ph.D., Sorbonne, is Honorary Research Director of National Center of Scientific Research, Paris and former Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles. His many articles and books include Comparing Nations: Concepts, Strategies and Substance (Blackwell, 1994), Elites, Crises and the Origins of Regimes (Rowman and Littlefield, 1998) and Elite Configurations at the Apex of Power (Brill, 2003). He is author or editor of 35 books and of many articles in academic journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 9004145303
• ISBN 13: 9789004145306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 259