The Nordic countries hold the highest social trust scores in the world with averages up to 76%. There are, however, regional differences. When measuring the level of social trust in a rural area such as Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality (RSM), located in peripheral Denmark, the result is an astonishing score of 91%. How can we explain why the RSM achieves such a high social trust score? One first answer could be based on Robert Putnam’s theory on voluntary organizations. In fact, logistic regressions with predicted probabilities show that voluntary work has a strong positive effect on a citizen’s social trust. This result is useful for geography as it shows that peripheral rural areas may perform extremely well in terms of social trust which a...
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I pay ...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...
The article is dedicated to explaining why value similarity fosters generalised social trust in high...
This paper refers to the widespread notion that voluntary (sport) organizations produce social capi...
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This analysis of variations in the level of generalized social trust (defined here as the belief tha...
While most countries are experiencing stable or declining rates of generalized trust, this has not b...
In this paper, an overview of the theories on social trust formation is provided, which are grouped ...
"This paper identifies six main theories of the determinants of social trust, and tests them against...
We study how trust is generated in society. In a two-sector model, we analyze two communities. In th...
In this paper, an overview of the theories on social trust formation is provided, which are grouped ...
What factors lead to greater levels of generalized trust in society? In this paper, we test four cha...
This contribution complements the special issue on the 2017 ISSP survey on social networks and socia...
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I pay ...
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I pay ...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...
The article is dedicated to explaining why value similarity fosters generalised social trust in high...
This paper refers to the widespread notion that voluntary (sport) organizations produce social capi...
Interpersonal trust is among the highest in the world in Scandinavia. Since everything in a society ...
This analysis of variations in the level of generalized social trust (defined here as the belief tha...
While most countries are experiencing stable or declining rates of generalized trust, this has not b...
In this paper, an overview of the theories on social trust formation is provided, which are grouped ...
"This paper identifies six main theories of the determinants of social trust, and tests them against...
We study how trust is generated in society. In a two-sector model, we analyze two communities. In th...
In this paper, an overview of the theories on social trust formation is provided, which are grouped ...
What factors lead to greater levels of generalized trust in society? In this paper, we test four cha...
This contribution complements the special issue on the 2017 ISSP survey on social networks and socia...
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I pay ...
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I pay ...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...
The purpose of the current paper is to test whether value similarity may foster social trust in soci...