Institutions and Ethnic Trust: Evidence from Bosnia

Sam Whitt

Europe-Asia Studies, 2010, vol. 62, issue 2, 271-292

Abstract: This study considers the prospects for rebuilding trust in a multi-ethnic society with a history of ethnic violence. Findings are based on survey data from a stratified random sample of 681 Bosnian Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks, conducted between September 2003 and January 2004. The data indicate significant trust problems in Bosnian society both within and across ethnicity. However, the study also finds strong linkages between ethnic trust and trust in institutions, suggesting that institutions can play a vital role in restoring ethnic trust and promoting reconciliation.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/09668130903506839

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