Trust Gap

Aaron Martin is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of two books, Young People and Politics and, with Keith Dowding, Policy Agendas in Australia, and has published widely on public opinion and political behaviour.

• Introduction: Dissecting the ‘Crisis Of Trust’ 1. Why Institutional Trust Matters 2. Trust Gap One: Who We Trust and Who We Don’t 3. Trust Gap Two: Who Trusts? 4. Trust Gap Three: How High Quality of Government/High Trust Countries Make Policy Work 5. Trust Gap Four: Trust in the Media Versus Trust in Experts 6. Bridging Trust Gaps

"Far from institutional trust being in free-fall, The Trust Gap highlights that in fact there are substantial contrasts in trends both within and across long-established democracies like Spain and Sweden, or the US and Canada. The book provides a useful corrective to the tabloid headlines and uses systematic survey data to explore the reasons behind varying patterns, including the role of institutional performance. An accessible and readable study, this will be invaluable for researchers, scholars and policymakers." Pippa Norris, Harvard University