Elite Integration and Institutional Trust in Norway
In his new article, "Elite Integration and Institutional Trust in Norway", Trygve Gulbrandsen investigates the importance of trust between various elite groups and their respective institutions.
In modern elite theory, accommodation and compromise between national elite groups are seen as preconditions for the continuance and stability of a democratic society. It is claimed that elite accommodation is facilitated to the extent that the elites are integrated.
Based on his analyses, Gulbrandsen concludes that in general there is a relatively high level of institutional trust among national elite groups in Norway. There is, however, some variation in how much trust the various elite groups accord the institutions to which other elite groups belong, and this is explained by (1) the extent to which one elite identifies with the functions of other elites, (2) has a similar ideological orientation, and (3) has social contact with members of other elites.
The article is published in the latest issue of Comparative Sociology, 6:190−214, 2007.
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