Analysing the Trust–Transparency Nexus: Multi-level Governance in the UK, France and Germany

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Analysing the Trust-Transparency Nexus: Multi-Level Governance in the UK, France and Germany
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Dedication
Table of contents
List of figures and tables
List of abbreviations
About the authors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	Research design: comparing the trust–transparency nexus
		Comparisons across space: from state traditions to multi-level governance
		National trust–transparency profiles
		Regional trust–transparency profiles
	Blurring distinctions: complexity, multi-level governance and civil society
	The organisation of the book
1 Building trust in an age of transparency
	Defining trust: levels of analysis
	Exploring core assumptions
	Building trust in the context of multi-level governance: from individual to organisational
	Linking trust and related concepts
	Conclusion
2 The trust–transparency nexus
	Conceptualising transparency
	Exploring transparency research
	The trust–transparency nexus
	Building the trust–transparency matrix
	Conclusion
3 Comparing cases
	Our comparative approach
	Introducing our cases
	The multi-level context of our case studies: France, Germany and the UK
		United Kingdom: North West England and Wales
		Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt
		France: Bretagne, and Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes
	Conclusion
4 UK: North West England and Wales
	Exploring trust and transparency in the UK
	Comparing trust and transparency at the subnational level
	Civil society and the trust–transparency nexus
	Applying the trust–transparency matrix: reflections on the UK
	Conclusion
5 Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt
	Exploring trust and transparency in Germany
	Comparing trust and transparency at the subnational level
	The trust–transparency nexus in two German regions
	Trust and transparency in civil society in Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt
	The trust–transparency matrix in Germany
	Conclusion
6 France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bretagne
	Exploring trust and transparency in France
	Survey findings on trust and transparency
	Trust and accountability: findings from the YouGov survey, 2016
	Comparing trust and transparency at the subnational level
	Civil society and trust–transparency dilemmas
	Applying the trust–transparency matrix
	Conclusion
Conclusion: reflections on the trust–transparency nexus
	Comparing national trust and transparency profiles
	Exploring the trust–transparency nexus at the subnational level
	Conclusion
	UK: Wales and North West England
	Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt
	France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bretagne
Appendix: qualitative fieldwork guide
	UK: Wales and North West England
	Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt
	France: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bretagne
References
Index
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