Understanding Trust in Government - 9781138698239

Taylor & Francis

Understanding Trust in GovernmentEnvironmental Sustainability, Fracking, and Public Opinion in American Politics\nAuthor(s): Scott E. Robinson, James W. Stoutenborough, Arnold Vedlitz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138698239, 978-1138698239\nSynopsis\nGrowing disenfranchisement with political institutions and policy processes has generated interest in trust in government. For the most part, research has focused on trust in government as a general attitude covering all political institutions. In this book, Scott E. Robinson, James W. Stoutenborough, and Arnold Vedlitz argue that individual agencies develop specific reputations that may contrast with the more general attitudes towards government as a whole.\n\nGrounded in a treatment of trust as a relationship between two actors and taking the Environmental Protection Agency as their subject, the authors illustrate that the agencys reputation is explained through.