Thursday 6th July

09.30   Welcome and workshop overview. Slides

09.45   Session 1:  Misplaced trust – When and where do citizens trust when they should not? (Introducted by Sonja Zmerli)

11.15   Coffee break

11.45   Session 2: What are the dynamics of trust? How can we overcome ‘spirals of distrust’? (Introduced by James Weinberg) Session 2 background paper.

1.15     Lunch

2.15     Session 3: What is involved in trust judgements? The micro-foundations of trust (Introduced by Ben Seyd)   Session 3 background paper  Slides

3.45     Coffee break

4.00     Session 4: What are the consequences of (dis)trust? (Introduced by Lisanne de Blok/Daniel Devine/Malcolm Fairbrother) Session 4 background paper.

5.30     Close

Friday 7th July

09.30   Session 5: How should we measure political trust? Session 5 background paper. Slides

11.00   Coffee break

11.30   Session 6: ‘Open’ session, to build on previous sessions.

1.00     Lunch

2.00     Session 7: Going forward – Research networks, funding opportunities, publishing outlets. Slides
Funding opportunities:
Open Research Area round 8  (deadline: 14 Nov 2023)
Trans-Atlantic Platform on democracy and trust (deadline: 6 Nov 2023)
HORIZON, programme on democracy (deadline: Feb 2024)

3.00     Coffee break

3.15     Session 8: Going forward – Research networks, funding opportunities, publishing outlets

4.15     Close