Trust in European justice institutions is markedly lower in Southern and Eastern Europe, but legitimacy also requires that institutions meet substantive requirements to legitimise their power and structure.

Jackson, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 (2013) Trust in European justice institutions is markedly lower in Southern and Eastern Europe, but legitimacy also requires that institutions meet substantive requirements to legitimise their power and structure. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (01 Aug 2013). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Trust in legal systems, the courts, and police varies widely across Europe, especially in former communist countries such as Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria. Jonathan Jackson and the FIDUCIA project team argue that current social survey statistics provide only a partial picture. While they do show how much people trust institutions across Europe, they do not address whether or not the institutions meet commonly agreed standards of ‘normative legitimacy’ that justify their existing structure and power in society. By combining European level survey data with institutional measures, a more complete picture of the true legitimacy of Europe’s courts, police and legal systems can be gained.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) K Law > K Law (General)
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2013 08:24
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 21:23
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51760

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