The Public Understanding of Political Integrity

The Case for Probity Perceptions
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-46584-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

Reihe: Political Corruption and Governance

Through detailed analyses of major and newly available datasets, this study examines the utility of a public probity-focused approach to understanding citizen disaffection with politicians. It shows that perceptions of public probity are coherent, substantively meaningful, responsive, and, most importantly, that they do matter.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rose, J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction PART I: FOUNDATIONS 2. Latent Variables: Measures and Implications 3. Process Performance and Political Trust: Structural Models PART II: CAUSES OF PERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC PROBITY 4. Partisan Co-alignment and Perceptions of Public Probity 5. 'Why We Hate Politics'? The Impact of Negative Political Events upon Political Perceptions of Public Probity 6. Perceptions of Public Probity after 'MPs' Expenses': The Impact of the Local MP's Expenses 7. Conclusion: Public Probity

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Rose is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK, specialising in political probity and corruption. He is currently working on an ESRC/Hong Kong Research Grants Council funded project as part of an international team of researchers investigating the state of political integrity in the UK, Hong Kong and China.