posted on 2024-09-05, 21:29authored byGovernance at the Margins Research Team
To tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, governments need citizens
to trust messages on behaviour change, and to support more
draconian steps like lockdowns. Yet, lack of trust in public authority
and a prevalence of rumours are shaping people’s responses to
the virus, especially in fragile, conflict-affected places. Action for
Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research among poor
and marginalised households in such areas shows how distrust
causes serious problems – and how approaches tailored to local
contexts can mitigate these.
Funding
Default funder
History
Publisher
Institute of Development Studies
Citation
Governance at the Margins Research Team (2021) ‘Covid-19: A Stress Test for Trust?’, IDS Briefing, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/A4EA.2021.001