How strong is the bond? First-and second-generation immigrants and confidence in Australian political institutions

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Pietsch, J
McAllister, I
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Bilodeau, Antoine

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2016
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Beyond participating in political affairs, immigrants will develop in the process of integration a set of orientations towards the political system of their host country. One such orientation will be the amount of con­fidence that they express for the various political institutions - or the perception of fairness with which individuals expect to be treated by institutions (Listhaug and Wiberg 1995, 299). Confidence in political institutions is central to maintaining the stability of political regimes. It provides authorities with greater capacity to meet commitments and make important decisions (Gamson 1968, 42), and, in difficult times, confidence helps preserve a minimum...

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Just Ordinary Citizens?: Towards a Comparative Portrait of the Political Immigrant

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Political science

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Pietsch, J; McAllister, I, How strong is the bond? First-and second-generation immigrants and confidence in Australian political institutions, Just Ordinary Citizens?: Towards a Comparative Portrait of the Political Immigrant, 2016, pp. 98-112

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