20.500.12556/RUL-184117 (Dis)trust of Slovenians in political institutions the views of politicians This article examines the issue of political trust in Slovenia, noting its considerable importance for the democracy-political system relationship. A range of empirical data show Slovenia is one of those countries where structurally low political trust is part of a long-running trend of decline, or at best it fluctuates in a way that reveals no trends. Qualitative data gathered in interviews with 14 politicians from different political institutions, show that Slovenia is similar to several other European countries, notably those in Central and Eastern Europe. It seems the performance perspective holds greater explanatory power than a critical citizen perspective. The findings of a cross-country survey and interviews conducted with politicians indicated many similarities among Slovenian citizens and politicians regarding these aspects, such as the importance of keeping one’s campaign promises and being honest. The interviews also emphasize the importance of politicians being perceived to act professionally and the influence of the media, together with differences in trust across institutions and governance levels, with local-level accessibility proving to be especially relevant. political trust Slovenia representative institutions politicians performance politične institucije zaupanje Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Slovenija; Članek v reviji 2026-06-29 14:52:10 2026-06-29 14:52:18 2026-06-30 04:00:55 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 25-46 iss. 1 Vol. 26 Jun. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 177.3:321(497.4) 2068-7613 10.5281/zenodo.19413453 282953475 Krasovec_et_al_RJPS.pdf Krasovec_et_al_RJPS.pdf 1 F6C4D825594EF342F555C642CCC1B36C 0014b291cec9eebb93125c9be76f243277db5542be26d90b21d702692d3bbd07 b0e6968f-73b9-11f1-9b0d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=236607 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0