GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING POLITICAL TRUST AMONG THAI POLITICIANS
Keywords:
Political Trust, Thai Politicians, TransparencyAbstract
Political trust is an important factor that determines the stability of a democracy and is an indicator of the quality of the relationship between citizens and politicians. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting political trust in the Thai context and propose guidelines for developing such trust. The preliminary results of the study found that Thai citizens’ political distrust is rooted in various factors, such as patronage culture, structural corruption, lack of transparency in policy implementation, and lack of connection between politicians and citizens. Therefore, building political trust must be carried out systematically through various mechanisms, including promoting transparency and accountability, developing political communication capacity that emphasizes sincerity and citizen participation, fostering ethics and good governance among politicians, and developing political structures that support citizens’ continuous participation in the policy process. The expected outcome is the strengthening of democracy and the long-term narrowing of the gap between the state and citizens.
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