Mistrust in Parliament and Political Parties and the Decline of Mainstream Parties

• In Event: Comparative Populism

Brief Overview

Can the decline of mainstream parties be traced back to increasing levels of mistrust in parliaments and parties? We examine this relationship in 118 elections across 31 countries with an original time-series cross-sectional dataset.

Authors

• Heiko Giebler, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

• Constanza Sanhueza Petrarca, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

• Bernhard Weßels, WZB Berlin Social Science Center