This paper investigates to what extent voters' perceptions of political corruption affect
turnout. In previous research, two opposing views are put forward with regards to the …

This article calls into question one of the implicit assumptions linking democratic
accountability to reduced corruption, namely, that citizens will expose institutions rife with …

This article addresses an issue previously neglected in the research on support for populist
parties: How do perceptions of the local quality of government (QoG) and local service …

Surveys show that citizens in all parts of the world have a strong distaste for corruption. At
the same time, and contrary to the predictions of democratic theory, politicians involved in …

Prior research indicates that corruption hampers economic growth and imposes high social
costs. From the perspective of democratic theory, corruption does not just violate the …

ABSTRACT A number of studies have explored how corruption affects political participation,
specifically whether it discourages or mobilizes it. Although research on this topic has been …

While democratic accountability is widely expected to reduce corruption, citizens to a
surprisingly large extent opt to forgo their right to protest and voice complaints, and refrain …

The article studies the long-term impact of corruption on trust toward institutions. Previous
studies have demonstrated that exposure to corruption may lower institutional trust over the …

The literature studying the behavioral effects of political corruption is rapidly growing. While
some studies explore the contextual and institutional factors that can neutralize the effects of …

The literature studying citizen responses to exposed political corruption is rapidly growing.
While some studies explore how information credibility and group identities can reduce the …