RT journal article
T1 Measuring Trust in Intelligence Services: A Conceptual Framework and Exploratory Study
A1 Díaz Fernández, Antonio Manuel
A1 Real Castrillo, Cristina del
A2 Derecho Internacional PúblicoPenal y Procesal
K1 Confidence
K1 intelligence agency
K1 legitimacy
K1 Spain
K1 trust
AB In democratic societies, trust in public institutions, including intelligence services, is crucial. A framework is presented in this paper to examine trust in Spain’s intelligence agency, based on a survey of 2,888 Spanish university students. Six dimensions were found to influence trust. High trust was associated with the perceived effectiveness of the agency at addressing threats against the state and adherence to legal standards. Additionally, trust was linked to the perception that the intelligence services were aware of those threats and could effectively counter them. The study contributes to the line of research on citizens’ trust in intelligence services.
PB Routledge
SN 1555-5860
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38698
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38698
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026