How to Advance Trust in Elected Politicians? The Promises and Constraints of Descriptive Representation

• In Event: Representing Properly: Linking Descriptive and Substantive Representation

Brief Overview

This paper explores the interactions between descriptive and substantive representation in facilitating political trust among voters. It does so on the basis of an original conjoint experiment fielded in Germany, the UK and Switzerland.

Authors

• Thomas Zittel, Goethe University Frankfurt

• Manuel Diaz Garcia, Goethe University Frankfurt

• Stefanie Bailer, University of Basel

• Jana Boukemia, University of Basel

• Daniel Höhmann, University of Basel