Forfatter

Solvang, Øystein; Saglie, Jo; Winsvold, Marte

Årstall

2023

Utgiver

Sage

Publikasjonstype:

Tidsskriftsartikkel

Fulltekst:

https://munin.uit.no/bitstream/handle/10037/32527/article.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Omtale:

https://munin.uit.no/handle/10037/32527

Antall sider:

17

ISSN-nummer:

0192-5121; 1460-373X

Publiseringsspråk:

Engelsk

Land publikasjonen kommer fra:

Norge, Danmark

NSD-referanse:

4976

Disse opplysningene er sist endret:

5/7 2024

Sammendrag
When municipalities merge, they grow and, at the same time, experience a comprehensive reform process, both of which may affect political trust. We explore whether and how the large-scale municipal amalgamation reforms in Norway in the 2010s affected citizens’ trust in local and national elected officials and assemblies. We examine the effects of both changes in size and reform processes using survey data on trust in local and national political officials and assemblies before, and at the time, of the merger. In contrast to studies conducted in Denmark, we do not find evidence that the Norwegian Local Government Reform had significant negative effects on political trust. We argue that this difference between Denmark and Norway can be explained by differences in how the two reform processes were implemented.