Trust as an important factor of social stability

Abstract

In the current situation, the role of trust as a factor of social stability is growing. People get ideas about what qualities a politician should have so that he can be trusted. In the same time, public opinion forms ratings of different politicians in terms of the degree of their trust in them. My article is devoted to the study of these aspects of trust in relation to current situation.
In recent years, the trust in politicians, parties, and public institutions is exposed to serious challenges. Not simple economic situation, the aggravation of international relations, including international conflicts and manifestations of nationalism, increase the risks of instability. On the one hand, this makes people look at the problem of trust in politicians in a new way.
They expect from them such qualities that help to manage the situation in important spheres of life, to resolve economic, political, social and other
important issues. On the other hand, these changes require the increased researches of sociologists not only on theoretical but also practical levels. The aim of this paper is to analyze changing people's views on the trust in current politicians in the context of current situation. This material continues the study on the interdependence of political trust and social stability. Methods used in the study covered secondary analysis of surveys data of some poll centers as Russian Public Opinion Research Center, etc. The results are based on the materials of the personal case study of this theme.