Distrust and Disaffection in UK Politics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of trust?
A
- Strategic trust
- Moral trust
- Deliberative trust
2
Q
What are the indicators of distrust?
A
- Disengagement from conventional participation
- Electoral volatility
- ‘Anti-politics’
3
Q
What are the demand-led explanations for distrust?
A
- Excessive demands and excessive reactions
- Underpinned by social and attitudinal changes
- ‘Expectations Gap’
4
Q
What are the supply-side explanations for distrust?
A
- Political class conditioned by the BPT
- Political system failed to keep up with social change
5
Q
What are the modern developments for explaining distrust?
A
- Campaigning culture and communications strategies have changed
- Transparency (e.g. depoliticisation)
- Ideological convergence
