An assessment of political trust in Nagaland

Pages: 1035-1038
Moayanger Ao (Department of Political Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland)

Trust in political institutions is imperative to democracy. It reflects public evaluative orientation towards the polity and is thus considered critical for the stability of a regime. It is an integral element of political support which constitutes the basis of political system’s legitimacy. Based on data drawn from a Ph.D. field survey in Nagaland, this paper examined the level of political trust in Nagaland and found that majority of the respondents are distrustful of political institutions. Respondents also expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the state government and consider corruption and unemployment as major issues plaguing the state.