Subnational contextual influences on political trust

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dc.contributor.advisorAlford, John R.en_US
dc.creatorUlbig, Stacy Gwennen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:10:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:10:20Zen_US
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.description.abstractThe primary objective of this research is to address a basic question: What types of governmental structures serve to enhance the public's trust in government? It develops and tests a theory linking local political characteristics to citizen attitudes toward government. These relationships are analyzed by (1) collecting original survey data on citizen attitudes toward local governments and information on local political characteristics, and (2) using multi-level analytical techniques to investigate how the context created by various governmental structures and political realities impacts the political attitudes of residents. The research presented here unites much of the political, social, and psychological research on political trust by presenting a model of the attitude based on individual-level judgments about the policies, processes, and people of local government as well as the political structures and realities that surround these individuals. This study also provides insight into how contextual variables can contribute to an understanding of individual-level attitudes by showing how a person's political surroundings can operate to shape their feelings of trust in the government.en_US
dc.format.extent193 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS POL.SCI. 2002 ULBIGen_US
dc.identifier.citationUlbig, Stacy Gwenn. "Subnational contextual influences on political trust." (2002) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18143">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18143</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/18143en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical scienceen_US
dc.titleSubnational contextual influences on political trusten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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