U istraživanju Balkan Monitora za 2008. naglašeno je sveprisutno nepovjerenje ispitanika u političke institucije svojih zemalja, uz tek "ocjenu u donjoj polovini ljestvice".
The 2008 Balkan Monitor research noted pervasive distrust by respondents of their countries' political institutions, giving them only a "low-middle ranking".