Historical Border Instability and Trust

• In Event: New Research in Borders and the Consequent Politics Thereof

Brief Overview

This paper shows that changes in historical political borders have a persistent effect on contemporary levels of individual trust in political institutions, individual levels of social trust, and individual levels of support for democracy in Europe.

Authors

• Scott F Abramson, University of Rochester

• David B Carter, Washington University in St. Louis

• Luwei Ying, Washington University in St Louis