Blaming the Government for Environmental Problems: A Multilevel and Cross-National Analysis of the Relationship between Trust in Government and Local and Global Environmental Concerns

Autor/in	Cin, Cigdem Kentmen
Titel	Blaming the Government for Environmental Problems: A Multilevel and Cross-National Analysis of the Relationship between Trust in Government and Local and Global Environmental Concerns
Quelle	In: Environment and Behavior, 45 (2013) 8, S.971-992 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-9165
DOI	10.1177/0013916512453840
Schlagwörter	Global Approach; Local Issues; Trust Responsibility (Government); Correlation; Citizen Participation; Economic Factors; Public Opinion; Environmental Influences; Predictor Variables; Social Attitudes; National Surveys; Comparative Analysis; Government Role; Conservation (Environment); Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Trust (Psychology); Federal Government; Pollution; Regression (Statistics); Hypothesis Testing; Political Influences; Individual Characteristics; Regional Characteristics; Africa; Asia; Canada; Indonesia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Globales Denken; Korrelation; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Öffentliche Meinung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Prädiktor; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Bundesregierung; Schadstoffbelastung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Regionaler Faktor; Afrika; Asien; Kanada; Indonesien; USA
Abstract	Although the determinants of trust in governments have received significant attention in the literature on political trust, there has been no attention paid to whether environmental concerns affect governmental trust. Yet, if individuals are worried about local and global environmental degradation, they may think that the government has failed in providing them with the best living conditions. Hence, it is plausible to expect local and global environmental concerns and trust in government to be inversely correlated. Using 2005 data from 24 countries, this hypothesis is tested against competing theories of civic participation, interpersonal trust, and economic considerations to explain individual trust in government. Multilevel models that specify the impact of individual- and national-level factors provide evidence that global environmental concerns do actually matter. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10