Democratic legitimacy runs on citizens’ trust in public institutions. We often assume citizens critically monitor their institutions, only granting trust when they perform well. However, Linde Stals and Carmen van Alebeek show that much of this institutional trust is learned, rather than earned. Their findings raise important questions about democratic accountability
Linde holds an MA in psychology and an MA in political science.
Her primary research interests include political trust, democratic support, political socialisation, democratic backsliding, and quantitative research methods.
In her dissertation, she examines the development of political trust during adolescence.
Her work has been published in the European Journal of Political Research, YOUNG, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Studies in Educational Evaluation, and Acta Politica.
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