20.500.12556/RUL-175546 The political and economic context contributing to the problem of political (dis)trust in Slovenia The article analyses the political and economic context of the growing distrust in politics in Slovenia over the last 15 years. Focus is given to the changes in the power relations, policy changes and roles of different national and international institutions. It is established that the fundamental element of the specific class trade‑off which underpinned the broader political legitimacy from the early 1990s up until 2008 – a strong welfare state and low economic inequalities – was partly dissolved after the crisis of 2008. However, no new joint programme emerged to replace it due to the weakening of the trade unions, the EU’s stronger role in policymaking processes coupled with the shrinking differences between political parties in their social and economic policies. These changes are not only seen in the high levels of political distrust in public opinion surveys or decreasing voter turnout, but in the instability of the party arena as well. political legitimacy (dis)trust inequalities demokracija kapitalizem zaupanje socialna država Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-03 11:59:55 2025-11-03 11:59:58 2025-12-12 03:41:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 401-432 issue 3 Vol. 21 Sep. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 321.7:177.4(497.4) 1801-3422 10.2478/pce-2025-0016 255620611 Hocevar_PCE.pdf Hocevar_PCE.pdf 1 9E6707AF2F649114B37A9DFB124E7C17 7d3e7d0a7c66df88f4fca13f54fbdbe374140d1b82d62220e72498118a0f4c6e 25caec15-b8a4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221281 https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/pce-2025-0016 0 33ed1009-b8a4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221283 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0