Lack of trust is central in becoming hesitant towards vaccines, but research on vaccine
hesitancy lacks detailed examination of the processes of losing trust. Based on ethnographic …

This study examined the impact of shared identity and agency trust, governmental vs. third
party, on Finnish citizens' intention to vote online. Using the integrated model of shared …

We test the hypothesis that COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy is attributable to distrustful
complacency—an interactive combination of low concern and low trust. Across two studies …

To curb the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took exceptional measures impacting
citizens' daily lives, the economy, and democratic institutions. The literature has already …

Institutional trust is pivotal in facilitating targeted policy implementation and fostering
appropriate preventative behavior amid public health crises. This study examines the …

We provide large‐scale empirical evidence on the effects of multiple governmental
regulatory and health policies, vaccination, population mobility, and COVID‐19‐related …

The COVID-19 pandemic has reinvigorated debates about the drivers of political trust.
Research so far has mainly focused on national-level institutions, during the early stages of …

Introduction. This study investigates people's trust in institutional healthcare experts and
social media influencers as sources of COVID-19 information. Using the notion of 'cognitive …

The Covid-19 pandemic is positively linked to individual-level political trust, often referred to
as the “rally-around-the-flag” effect. However, the duration, underlying mechanisms, and …

Crises bring both human consequences and political repercussions. COVID-19, like any
other crisis, strained both European governments and public support for them. During the …