Institutional Trust by Gender: Personal Indicators of Confidence in Political Institutions in Countries with Different Gender Gaps

Öz

Trust has been widely discussed in the political science literature in a variety of contexts and forms. The term institutional trust refers to citizens’ trust in their governments’ institutions. This type of trust has received a lot of attention in discussions regarding political stability and democratization. The argument that disadvantaged groups in society would have lower levels of trust stands out in the discussion on the determinants of institutional trust. Based on this argument, the purpose of this study is to determine whether women have lower confidence than men. This study seeks an answer to this question using the most recent wave of World Values Survey/European Values Survey joint data. At the very least, this is expected to be true in countries with large gender gaps. However, the data suggests that rather than gender, satisfaction with the political system and social trust are the most important factors influencing institutional trust.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Institutional trust
• disadvantaged groups
• social exclusion
• satisfaction with the political system
• social trust

Kadın ve Erkeklerde Kurumsal Güven: Farklı Cinsiyet Eşitsizliği Seviyesindeki Ülkelerde Siyasal Kurumlara Duyulan Güvenin Bireysel Belirleyicileri

Öz

Güven kavramı, siyaset bilimi literatüründe çok farklı bağlamlarda ve farklı türleri ile ele alınmıştır. Kurumsal güven bireylerin yaşadıkları ülkenin kurumlarına duydukları güvene işaret eder ve siyasal sistemlerin devamlılığı açısından da demokratikleşme bağlamında da etkili bir faktör olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Kurumsal güvenin belirleyicileri tartışmasında öne çıkan argümanlardan biri de toplumdaki dezavantajlı grupların kurumlara yönelik daha düşük güvene sahip olduklarıdır. Bu çalışma, bahsi geçen argümandan hareketle, kadınların erkeklere göre daha düşük kurumsal güvene sahip olup olmadığını sorgulamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu sorgulamayı Dünya/Avrupa Değerler Araştırmalarının birleştirilmiş son dalgalarından gelen veri ile yapmaktadır. Bu noktadaki beklenti en azından cinsiyet eşitsizliğinin yüksek olduğu ülkelerde bu beklentinin doğrulanmasıdır. Ancak bulgular, kadınlar ve erkekler arasındaki farkın göz ardı edilebilecek kadar küçük olduğunu, bunun yerine literatürde işaret edilen iki önemli faktörün - siyasal sistemden memnuniyet ve toplumsal güven - öne çıktığını göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kurumsal güven
• dezavantajlı gruplar
• sosyal dışlanma
• siyasal sistemden memnuniyet
• toplumsal güven

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