GOVTRUST research themes

The GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence conducts interdisciplinary research on trust in and between governments under six thematic headings.

• Interpersonal trust and fundamentals
• Equality, representativeness and citizen-government relations
• Relations between public actors within and across governments
• Relations between public and private/non-profit actors in multi-level settings
• Trust in legal systems and regulatory regimes
• Technology, data and privacy

GOVTRUST also made some important research contributions on:

• (Trust and) the coronavirus crisis
• ​Repetitive reform and its consequences for the public sector​