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Lustration, Transitional Justice, and Social Trust in Post-Communist Countries. Repairing or Wresting the Ties that Bind?

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  • Cynthia M. Horne

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Interpersonal trust in post-communist societies is particularly low, and is often cited as an impediment to democratic consolidation. One way in which countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have tried to build trust is through transitional justice measures, particularly lustration or vetting policies. There is a direct relationship postulated between lustration, transitional justice, and social trust building. This paper tests this assumption by examining the impact of both targeted lustration and broader transitional justice programmes on social trust. The study finds there is a divergent impact of lustration on trust, both building particularised trust in social institutions and undermining generalised interpersonal trust.

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  • Cynthia M. Horne, 2014. "Lustration, Transitional Justice, and Social Trust in Post-Communist Countries. Repairing or Wresting the Ties that Bind?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(2), pages 225-254, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:66:y:2014:i:2:p:225-254
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2014.882620
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    1. Suzuki, Taku & Mizobata, Satoshi, 2019. "Social Confusion and Corruption: Investigating the Causes and Effects of a Breakdown of Ethics," Discussion Paper Series 690_v2, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    2. Habibov, Nazim & Cheung, Alex & Auchynnikava, Alena, 2017. "Does social trust increase willingness to pay taxes to improve public healthcare? Cross-sectional cross-country instrumental variable analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 189(C), pages 25-34.
    3. Gruodytė Edita & Gervienė Silvija, 2017. "The Right to Know the Truth in the Light of the Right to Privacy: The Case of Victims of the Communist Regime in Europe," TalTech Journal of European Studies, Sciendo, vol. 7(2), pages 284-310, October.

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