Public confidence in government: Empirical implications from a developing democracy

Aylin Aydin; Cerem I. Cenker

doi:10.1177/0192512111417027

Public confidence in government: Empirical implications from a developing democracy

Aylin Aydin^*
, Cerem I. Cenker

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sabanci University

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Abstract

This article explores the determinants of confidence in the Turkish government. We question whether confidence-related questions in mass surveys tap specific support for the incumbent government or tap diffuse support for government as a democratic institution. For this purpose, sociocultural, performance, and party explanations are tested. Four waves of the World Values Survey for Turkey are used as the data set. The article finds that performance and party-based explanations are the most relevant. Turkish citizens place greater emphasis on 'government as the incumbent' rather than on 'government as a democratic institution'. The analysis also reveals the changing influences of both performance and party-based explanations across time, which points to the significance of context. Through a cross-country analysis, the viability of the findings in the Turkish case are evaluated against those of other developing democracies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-250
Number of pages	21
Journal	International Political Science Review
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512111417027
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgments:
The doctoral studies of Aylin Aydın and Cerem I. Cenker are supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Both appreciate TUBITAK’s support. The authors also wish to thank Ass. Prof. Işık Özel, Prof. Dr. Sabri Sayarı, Prof. Dr. Ali Çarkoğlu, Prof. Dr. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Gözde Yavuz, and three anonymous reviewers for their critical comments and insights.

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