Political Trust and Distrust in Switzerland: A Normative Analysis

Abstract: Based on data from a Swiss survey study (N = 769), this research investigated individual‐level determinants of trust in political authorities from a social psychological perspective. The study demonstrates that individuals with a low level of education who feel materially at risk and politically powerlessness expressed the lowest levels of political trust. This relationship was explained with differential endorsement of normative beliefs. A mediation analysis reveals that normative perceptions of Swiss society as being threatened by immorality and growing social inequalities accounted for the effect of perceived material risk on political distrust. The rejection of a duty‐based citizenship norm (voting), in turn, mediated the impact of political powerlessness on distrust. Political orientation was unrelated to political trust. These findings illustrate the cognitive underpinnings of political alienation and suggest that perceived lack of political agency and perceived risk of social declassification are key factors in understanding political distrust.     

韩国—东盟FTA建立的背景与内容解析

韩国与东盟的自由贸易协议(FTA)起步较晚,直到2005年12月才达成《全面经济合作框架协议》,排在中国、日本与印度之后。但韩国积极推进FTA战略,在中、日、印3国之前与东盟完成了FTA所需协议文本的签署,使得韩国—东盟FTA与中国—东盟FTA同时于2010年1月1日建成。本文对韩国与东盟签订FTA的背景及内容进行了较为详细的解析。     

区域城市一体化的政区逻辑:政区治理化与治理政区化

区域城市一体化是区域发展体现国家战略的重要路径,而实现这一路径的核心难题则是推进区域城市的一体化治理。尽管传统的单一区划调整由于其诸多制度弊端受到学界的强烈批判,并生发出诸多以不动区划的区域治理理论予以解释并应用,但行政区划调整在中国特色的区域治理中仍有其制度生命力。这种生命力体现在传统区划调整从制度供给和制度需求两方面的转变,一方面是从制度供给角度进行政区政策工具的扩展化改造,另一方面是在制度需求角度将区域一体化对政区的空间逻辑需求叠加上政治逻辑需求。由此,区域城市一体化中的政区治理化和治理政区化构成了弥合行政区划在理论上失灵和实践中管用这一张力的解释路径,也同时为区域城市一体化的现实治理提供一个独特的政策路径。