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DEFICIT OF CIVIL TRUST IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY
DEFICIT OF CIVIL TRUST IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY

Author(s): Natália Kováčová, Dušan Masár
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Univerzitni servis s.r.o.
Keywords: democracy; trust; mistrust; participation; the crisis of democracy

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to point out the phenomenon of democracy in the context of socio-political development with an emphasis on the issue of weakening the civil trust towards the political sphere. Citizens' mistrust is at risk of endangering the development of liberal democracy. The undesirable consequence is the low interest in public affairs and the sensitivity of political elites to needs, opinions and electoral moods. The ambition of the article is to point to the necessity and sensitivity of civic trust and support, as they are the guarantee of a functioning democratic political system.

  • Issue Year: 6/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 6-11
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English