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Confidence Across Cleavage: The Swiss Rural–Urban Divide, Place‐Based Identity and Political Trust

Alina Zumbrunn · 2024 · Swiss Political Science Review

Summary. This study examines political trust differences between rural and urban Switzerland using survey data from 4,000 respondents. While a rural–urban divide exists in direct democratic votes, the paper finds only a small direct difference in political trust levels. However, place-based identity significantly shapes this relationship: rural residents show higher trust when place identity is weak, but urban residents show higher trust when place identity is strong.

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Zumbrunn, A.. (2024). Confidence Across Cleavage: The Swiss Rural–Urban Divide, Place‐Based Identity and Political Trust. Swiss Political Science Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12586

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DOI
10.1111/spsr.12586
Countries
Switzerland
Regions
Europe
Categories
policy, rural-data-and-definitions
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2026-04-28