Imagine trying to fix a relationship without knowing why the other person is upset. This project moves beyond simple 'yes or no' trust questions to understand the deep reasons why people lose faith in government. It uses a mix of internet data and real-world conversations to create a practical guide for fixing these broken connections.
Traditional surveys fail to capture the complex reasons behind declining public trust. This leads to policy failures and social polarization regarding climate, gender, and migration.
An empirical infrastructure for measuring trust using web scraping and experimental surveys, and a planned toolbox of remedial actions for policymakers.
If you are a content provider dealing with low student engagement in social studies — this project developed toolkits for the educational sector that use data from 13 European cities to make learning about democracy more relatable.
If you are a consultancy dealing with high social polarization on climate or migration — this project developed a toolbox of remedial actions that helps policymakers communicate more effectively to regain public legitimacy.
If you are a research firm dealing with outdated survey methods — this project developed an empirical infrastructure combining web scraping and experimental surveys to measure political attitudes more accurately.
Based on available project data, there is no pricing information provided as the project is EU-funded for research and societal impact.
The project focuses on 13 European cities and 10 countries, suggesting the methodology is designed for multi-level scaling across different national contexts.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though the goal is to provide toolkits for policymakers and civil society.
The project is scheduled to run from 2023-03-01 to 2026-02-28.
The results from phase 1 (web scraping, focus groups, and surveys) flow directly into the creation of the remedial action toolboxes in phase 2.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 10 universities and 2 research institutions across 10 countries. With 0% industry participation and 0 SMEs, the project is driven by scientific inquiry rather than commercial application, focusing on high-level societal and policy impact.
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