An Experimental Test of the Relationship between Trust in Government and Interest in Politics

• In Event: Political Trust, Efficacy, & Political Preferences

Brief Overview

Through an analysis of two studies in which we experimentally manipulate trust in government, we test the causal relationship between trust and interest and discuss the implications of our results for democratic health.

Authors

• Dave A. M. Peterson, Iowa State University

• Joanne M. Miller, University of Delaware