![A few notes to start with
ESS round 6 includes 22 OECD countries + 7 non-OECD
Two alternative measures of ESS round 6:
1) Satisfaction with government:
Now thinking about the [country] government, how satisfied are
you with the way it is doing its job? (Please use this card, where 0
means extremely dissatisfied and 10 means extremely satisfied)
2) Trust in institutions:
Using this card, please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you
personally trust each of the institutions I read out. 0 means you do
not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust.
The [country’s] parliament
The legal system](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/4ferrn-160610135152/85/HLEG-thematic-workshop-on-Measuring-Trust-and-Social-Capital-Monica-Ferrin-3-320.jpg)
![Evaluations
Using this card, please tell me to what extent
you think each of the following statements
applies in [country].
National elections in [country] are free and fair](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/4ferrn-160610135152/85/HLEG-thematic-workshop-on-Measuring-Trust-and-Social-Capital-Monica-Ferrin-9-320.jpg)
HLEG thematic workshop on Measuring Trust and Social Capital, Monica Ferrin
- 1. Measuring alternative correlates of trust in institutions: political fairness vs. social equality Mónica Ferrín Pereira Workshop on Measuring Trust and Social Capital Sciences Po – HLEG on Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
- 2. Trust in institutions within the frame of ESS Round 6 Round 6 of the European Social Survey on ‘Citizens’ Understandings and Evaluations of Democracy Focus on Europeans’ support for democracy in the light of the ‘crisis’ of democracy Trust in institutions as a basic ingredient of support for democracy ESS Round 6 helps to: - better understand what trust in institutions ‘means’ - investigate what matters most for citizens’ trust (different individuals and different contexts)
- 3. A few notes to start with ESS round 6 includes 22 OECD countries + 7 non-OECD Two alternative measures of ESS round 6: 1) Satisfaction with government: Now thinking about the [country] government, how satisfied are you with the way it is doing its job? (Please use this card, where 0 means extremely dissatisfied and 10 means extremely satisfied) 2) Trust in institutions: Using this card, please tell me on a score of 0-10 how much you personally trust each of the institutions I read out. 0 means you do not trust an institution at all, and 10 means you have complete trust. The [country’s] parliament The legal system
- 4. Trust in and satisfaction with government -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CH NO DE UK HU FR PL ES PT 2012 2008-2012 2002-2012 Satisfaction with government in 2012 & change since 2002/8Confidence in government in 2014 & change since 2007 Source: ESS 2002-2012 http://www.oecd.org/gov/trust-in- government.htm
- 5. Satisfaction with government & democracy
- 6. & Trust in Parliament
- 7. Ideal & reality Increasing discontent with democracy, why? Mismatch between what people demand and what they get New measures: Importance How democracy should be? Evaluations How democracy is? Of many different attributes of democracy
- 8. Importance Using this card, please tell me how important you think it is for democracy in general... that national elections are free and fair
- 9. Evaluations Using this card, please tell me to what extent you think each of the following statements applies in [country]. National elections in [country] are free and fair
- 12. Importance by country 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% equality of law fair elections transparency reliable media vertical account minority rights opposition free media free alternative parties NO DE IT FR
- 13. Importance by country 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% protection poverty equal income participation decisions NO DE IT FR
- 15. Evaluation by country 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 equality of law fair elections transparency reliable media vertical account minority rights opposition free media free alternative parties NO DE IT FR
- 16. Evaluation by country 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 protection poverty equal income participation decisions NO DE IT FR
- 18. Trust & evaluations: correlations 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 deliberation opposition free media free media reliable vertical account minority rights participation decisions alternative parties fair elections equal law protection poverty equal income transparency Satisfaction with government Trust in legal system Trust in parliament
- 19. Trust & importance & evaluations .31.32.33.34.35.36 0/9 10/Extr Importance of transparency Marginal effect of Transparency on Satisfaction with government .28 .3 .32.34.36 0/9 10/Ext Importance of protection of poverty Marginal Effects of poverty on Satisfaction with government
- 20. Trust & importance & evaluations .3 0/9 10/Extr Importance of equal law Marginal Effects of equal law on Trust in Parliament .24.25.26.27.28.29 0 1 Importance of protection of poverty Marginal Effects of poverty on Trust in Parliament
- 21. .22.24.26.28 .3 West East South Marginal Effects of equal law on Satisfaction with government Trust & eval. political fairness & country
- 22. .25 .3 .35 .4 .45 West East South Marginal Effects of poverty on Satisfaction with Government Trust & eval. social equality & country
- 23. .25.26.27.28.29 West East South Marginal Effects of equal law on Trust in Parliament Trust & eval. political fairness & country
- 24. .2 .25 .3 .35 West East South Marginal Effects of poverty on Trust in Parliament Trust & eval. social equality & country
- 25. Summarizing - Trust as a mix of evaluations and importance - Trust as a mix of political fairness & social equality - Correlates of trust different across countries
- 26. Thank you!
- 27. Democracy: a multidimensional concept ELECTORAL/DEMOCRATIC DIMENSION Competition Free and fair elections Differentiated offer by parties Parties free to criticize Vertical accountability Retrospective accountability Justification by government Deliberation Participation in political discussion Responsiveness Responsibility to other EU governments LIBERAL DIMENSION Rule of law Equality before the law Horizontal accountability Checks and balances (courts) Minority rights Protection of minority rights Freedom of press Press freedom Media reliability
- 28. Democracy: a multidimensional concept SOCIAL DIMENSION Social Justice Protection against poverty Reduction income differences PARTICIPATORY DIMENSION Direct participation Participation in referendum INCLUSIVENESS DIMENSION Inclusiveness Inclusiveness of participation rights (migrants) TYPE OF REPRESENTATION DIMENSION Type of representation Majority vs. proportional