(Dis)trust of Slovenians in political institutions : the views of politicians

Krašovec, Alenka (avtor), Novak, Meta (avtor), Kolak, Anja (avtor), Lajh, Damjan (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: political trust, Slovenia, representative institutions, politicians, performance
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Geografsko pokritje: Slovenija
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 25-46
• Številčenje: Vol. 26, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-184117
• UDK: 177.3:321(497.4)
• ISSN pri članku: 2068-7613
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19413453
• COBISS.SI-ID: 282953475
• Datum objave v RUL: 29.06.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Romanian Journal of Political Science
• Skrajšan naslov: Rom. J. Pol. Sci.
• Založnik: Romanian Academy Society
• ISSN: 2068-7613
• COBISS.SI-ID: 29949533

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: politične institucije, zaupanje, Slovenija

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Številka projekta: 101095237
• Naslov: Trust in European Democracies
• Akronim: TRUEDEM

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0136
• Naslov: Politološke raziskave