The origins of the youth's political trust in Southeastern Europe

Anja Gvozdanović, PhD and Dragan Stanojević, PhD are the authors of the paper “The origins of the youth's political trust in Southeastern Europe“. The paper is published in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, which is indexed in Q1 (2023) in the Scopus database for History, Political Science and International Relations.

The paper examines the extent to which the perceived quality of institutional performance, and political socialization determine political trust of youth in ten Southeastern European countries.

Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which the perceived quality of institutional performance as an endogenous source of trust and political socialization as an exogenous source of trust determine the emergence of political trust among youth in ten Southeast European countries. It also sheds light on a relatively understudied factor in the formation of political trust: the relation towards the future of society, which is considered an exogenous source of trust. Endogenous origins, particularly satisfaction with democracy, dominate the formation of political trust, while exogenous aspects, presented as aspects of socialization, are less well represented, although still significant. This is especially true for interest in politics and, to some extent, societal optimism, which are important factors in the formation of political trust.

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