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Data-Driven Toolkit for Improving Public Trust and Institutional Legitimacy in Europe

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Imagine a health check for how much people actually trust their government and laws. Instead of guessing why people are angry or stop voting, this work looks at the actual triggers that make a system feel honest or broken. It's like creating a manual for leaders to fix the relationship between the state and its citizens.

By the numbers
13
partners
12
countries involved
15
total deliverables
The business problem

What needed solving

Political instability and polarization are rising because citizens no longer trust their leaders or institutions. This creates a legitimacy crisis that makes it harder for governments to function and for laws to be followed.

The solution

What was built

A comprehensive policy toolkit of short- and long-term interventions and a set of multilingual infographics on voter turnout trends.

Audience

Who needs this

Government communication departmentsPolitical strategy consultantsPublic opinion research firmsNGOs focused on democratic reform
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Public Relations & Communications
SME
Target: Political consultancy firm

If you are a consultancy dealing with declining voter engagement — this project developed a policy toolkit that provides methodologies for enhancing trust in political institutions. This allows for data-backed strategies to improve transparency and inclusiveness.

Market Research
mid-size
Target: Public opinion polling agency

If you are a polling agency dealing with unpredictable voting behavior — this project developed a reevaluated theory of political trust across 12 countries. You can use these insights to better predict political instability and polarization trends.

Civic Tech
SME
Target: GovTech software developer

If you are a software provider dealing with low user adoption of digital government services — this project developed a set of infographics and trust-building recommendations. These can be integrated into UI/UX designs to boost the perceived trustworthiness of digital agencies.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or price for accessing the toolkit?

Based on available project data, no pricing or cost information is provided as this is an EU-funded research project.

Is this solution available for industrial scale?

The project focuses on a policy toolkit and theoretical evidence across 12 countries, which can be scaled for national-level policy implementation.

What are the IP and licensing terms for the results?

Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, though deliverables like infographics are intended for wide dissemination.

How does this integrate with existing government systems?

The project provides a toolbox of short- and long-term interventions and recommendations to improve transparency and inclusiveness in representative systems.

What is the timeline for the final results?

The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 10 universities and 2 research organizations, with only 1 SME and 0 industrial partners. This indicates the project is primarily driven by theoretical and social science research across 12 European countries, with a focus on data collection rather than commercial product development.

How to reach the team

Contact the Institut fuer Vergleichende Umfrageforschung Eurasien Barometer in Austria.

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to get the policy toolkit for your government relations strategy.