Sturgis, Patrick 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1180-3493, Brunton-Smith, Ian, Read, Sanna ORCID: 0000-0002-5532-8746 and Allum, Nick
(2011)
Does ethnic diversity erode trust? Putnams hunkering down thesis reconsidered.
British Journal of Political Science, 41 (1).
pp. 57-82.
ISSN 0007-1234
Abstract
We use a multi-level modelling approach to estimate the effect of ethnic diversity on measures of generalized and strategic trust using data from a new survey in Britain with a sample size approaching 25,000 individuals. In addition to the ethnic diversity of neighbourhoods, we incorporate a range of indicators of the socio-economic characteristics of individuals and the areas in which they live. Our results show no effect of ethnic diversity on generalized trust. There is a statistically significant association between diversity and a measure of strategic trust, but in substantive terms, the effect is trivial and dwarfed by the effects of economic deprivation and the social connectedness of individuals.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-jo... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Cambridge University Press |
| Divisions: | Methodology |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2019 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2025 23:39 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101985 |
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