Analysing the Trust-Transparency Nexus

Reviews / Votes

"...an instructive contribution to the investigation of the complex and at times confused dynamic of trust and transparency." Markus Kasseckert, Zeitschrift fuer Politik "Very topical in its nature, the book fills in the existing void in understanding the concepts of trust and transparency within a multi-level context - very much needed in the era of mistrust." Ania Ankowska, Leeds Beckett University "Conceptually innovative and empirically rich, this comparative study on the role of political and administrative transparency outlines new and promising pathways for the vibrant and expanding field of multi-level trust research." Sonja Zmerli, Grenoble Institute of Political Studies "This book explores the dynamics between transparency and trust through thick description of vertical and horizontal relationships between levels of government and civil society actors in two regions in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Stafford, Cole, and Heinz offer highly innovative research by moving beyond methodological nationalism that characterises most research on trust and transparency." Arjan H. Schakel, University of Bergen