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Political Participation in the Risk Society: The Italian Case

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  • Marianna Bartiromo

    (Department of Political Science, University of Genoa, 16125 Genoa, Italy)

  • Enrico Ivaldi

    (Department of Political Science, University of Genoa, 16125 Genoa, Italy
    C.I.E.L.I., The Italian Centre of Excellence on Logistics Transports and Infrastructures, 16126 Genoa, Italy
    Centro de Investigaciones en Econometría, CIE University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 1650, Argentina)

Abstract

The risk society has profoundly changed our way of life. Among the social phenomena most affected by its effects is undoubtedly political participation and the degree of trust in institutions. This work aims, through the construction of two different indices, to answer the question “How does the risk society influence conventional participation and trust in institutions?”. The Indagine Multiscopo sulle famiglie and the Benessere Equo Sostenibile surveys provide a complete set of indicators to assess specific aspects of Italian daily life and well-being. This work uses a series of data from these surveys to analyze political participation and trust in institutions in Italy in 2019 at regional level using two composite indices obtained through the application of the MPI method. The result of this paper shows no particular effects of the risk society on conventional forms of political participation. Instead, the effects of the risk society are fully visible on levels of trust in institutions.

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  • Marianna Bartiromo & Enrico Ivaldi, 2021. "Political Participation in the Risk Society: The Italian Case," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jjrfmx:v:14:y:2021:i:9:p:435-:d:631939
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