Viktor Valgarðsson
@viktorv.bsky.social
Political scientist at the University of Southampton. Studying political trust and democracy and other weird things. Einnig til í glens.
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#GovernmentTrust
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#GovernmentTrust
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The causes of perceived government trustworthiness
DANIEL DEVINE, VIKTOR VALGARÐSSON, WILL JENNINGS, GERRY STOKER, HANNAH BUNTING
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August 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#GovernmentTrust
These authors (🧵⬇️) use experiments in 🇬🇧🇭🇷🇪🇸🇦🇷 & 🇫🇷 to determine what has the most influence on citizen's trust. They also looked at how different trust-related qualities interact and how people's own traits change the effects.
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#GovernmentTrust
These authors (🧵⬇️) use experiments in 🇬🇧🇭🇷🇪🇸🇦🇷 & 🇫🇷 to determine what has the most influence on citizen's trust. They also looked at how different trust-related qualities interact and how people's own traits change the effects.
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IN NEW ISSUE: What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: buff.ly/41DzrXI OPEN ACCESS
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June 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: buff.ly/41DzrXI OPEN ACCESS
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IN NEW ISSUE: What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: buff.ly/41DzrXI OPEN ACCESS
June 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: buff.ly/41DzrXI OPEN ACCESS
Way to dispel the allegations...
May 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Way to dispel the allegations...
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From February 2025 -
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social,
@danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social,
@danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From February 2025 -
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social,
@danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social,
@danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
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I am really proud about this publication on trust, with Chaïm la Roi and @cvalebeek.bsky.social .
Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Socialized to (Dis)trust? A Panel Study into the Origins of Dispositional Institutional Trust - Social Indicators Research
A longstanding argument in the field of institutional trust reads that trust is the outcome of a process of socialization. This approach suggests that institutional trust may be understood as a set di...
link.springer.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I am really proud about this publication on trust, with Chaïm la Roi and @cvalebeek.bsky.social .
Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Using unique panel data, we show (1) that trust has a dispositional element among adults, and (2) that these trust attitudes are socialized during adolescence.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Að hugsa sér að maður sé bara hluti af þeirri kynslóð sem komst í gegnum það að Vikan með Gísla Marteini var seinna á dagskrá en venjulega vegna afmælistónleika Sinfó
March 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Að hugsa sér að maður sé bara hluti af þeirri kynslóð sem komst í gegnum það að Vikan með Gísla Marteini var seinna á dagskrá en venjulega vegna afmælistónleika Sinfó
February 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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People's trust in politics is in long-term decline, says our political expert Dr @viktorv.bsky.social.
He and his colleague’s latest study shows trust in democratic governments has been falling around the world since the 1990s.
Full @uk.theconversation.com article 👇
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He and his colleague’s latest study shows trust in democratic governments has been falling around the world since the 1990s.
Full @uk.theconversation.com article 👇
brnw.ch/21wQPx5
Trust in politics is in long-term decline around the world – new research
Since 1990, trust in government has been declining in democratic countries across the world.
theconversation.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
People's trust in politics is in long-term decline, says our political expert Dr @viktorv.bsky.social.
He and his colleague’s latest study shows trust in democratic governments has been falling around the world since the 1990s.
Full @uk.theconversation.com article 👇
brnw.ch/21wQPx5
He and his colleague’s latest study shows trust in democratic governments has been falling around the world since the 1990s.
Full @uk.theconversation.com article 👇
brnw.ch/21wQPx5
Wrote a piece for the @uk.theconversation.com about our study just published in @bjpols.bsky.social:
"If it’s something about the way politics is practised that citizens distrust, perhaps those politics need to change."
Some more nuggets from our study below! 👇
theconversation.com/trust-in-pol...
"If it’s something about the way politics is practised that citizens distrust, perhaps those politics need to change."
Some more nuggets from our study below! 👇
theconversation.com/trust-in-pol...
Trust in politics is in long-term decline around the world – new research
Since 1990, trust in government has been declining in democratic countries across the world.
theconversation.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Wrote a piece for the @uk.theconversation.com about our study just published in @bjpols.bsky.social:
"If it’s something about the way politics is practised that citizens distrust, perhaps those politics need to change."
Some more nuggets from our study below! 👇
theconversation.com/trust-in-pol...
"If it’s something about the way politics is practised that citizens distrust, perhaps those politics need to change."
Some more nuggets from our study below! 👇
theconversation.com/trust-in-pol...
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Nice coverage of our paper in @bjpols.bsky.social led by @viktorv.bsky.social by @unisouthampton.bsky.social media team
Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Coverage: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Coverage: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
February 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Nice coverage of our paper in @bjpols.bsky.social led by @viktorv.bsky.social by @unisouthampton.bsky.social media team
Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Coverage: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Coverage: www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/02...
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Our article 'A Crisis of Political Trust?' led by @viktorv.bsky.social is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We use >3,000 surveys in 143 countries between 1958 and 2019, finding that trust in representative institutions has generally been declining in recent decades. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Our article 'A Crisis of Political Trust?' led by @viktorv.bsky.social is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We use >3,000 surveys in 143 countries between 1958 and 2019, finding that trust in representative institutions has generally been declining in recent decades. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Our paper on global trends in trust is online! Led by @viktorv.bsky.social we use >3k surveys from ~50 projects in 143 countries, the paper provides a framework for understanding changes in trust and:
(1) Trust in representative institutions is in decline
(2) but stable in implementing institutions
(1) Trust in representative institutions is in decline
(2) but stable in implementing institutions
NEW -
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
A Crisis of Political Trust? Global Trends in Institutional Trust from 1958 to 2019 - cup.org/4gCcLuT
- @viktorv.bsky.social, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, @hannahbunting.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social & Andrew Klassen
#OpenAccess
February 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our paper on global trends in trust is online! Led by @viktorv.bsky.social we use >3k surveys from ~50 projects in 143 countries, the paper provides a framework for understanding changes in trust and:
(1) Trust in representative institutions is in decline
(2) but stable in implementing institutions
(1) Trust in representative institutions is in decline
(2) but stable in implementing institutions
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
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Óháð því hvað okkur finnst um loforðið (mér finnst það galið), þá er alveg rétt hjá Singa og Simma að það er óheiðarlegt að segja fyrir kosningar að eitthvað sé ófrávíkjanlegt skilyrði fyrir stjórnarmyndun og segja svo bara eftir kosningar að það hefði þurft hreinan meirihluta... #kryddsíld
December 31, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Óháð því hvað okkur finnst um loforðið (mér finnst það galið), þá er alveg rétt hjá Singa og Simma að það er óheiðarlegt að segja fyrir kosningar að eitthvað sé ófrávíkjanlegt skilyrði fyrir stjórnarmyndun og segja svo bara eftir kosningar að það hefði þurft hreinan meirihluta... #kryddsíld
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What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: https://buff.ly/41DzrXI (OPEN ACCESS)
December 12, 2024 at 11:35 PM
What makes a politician trusted by citizens? @viktorv.bsky.social , @drjennings.bsky.social, G Stoker, @lawrencemckay.bsky.social, @danjdevine.bsky.social & @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social find attributes of authenticity are as important as competence & integrity: https://buff.ly/41DzrXI (OPEN ACCESS)
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Are you interested in political trust but think 'actually, it's a bit more complicated than that'? You'd be right!
In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:
In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:
November 26, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Are you interested in political trust but think 'actually, it's a bit more complicated than that'? You'd be right!
In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:
In a draft paper, we use original data from 13 surveys across 11 countries & 52 focus groups w/ 311 participants in 8 countries, arguing that trust, mistrust, & distrust are distinct:
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New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
The link between changing news use and trust: longitudinal analysis of 46 countries
Abstract . Changing levels of public trust in the news are of deep concern to both researchers and practitioners. We use data from 2015 to 2023 in 46 count
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November 23, 2024 at 7:50 AM
New article in Journal of Communication looking at changes to trust in news across 46 countries in the last 10 years.
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
Trust in news declined in just over half of countries.
It decreased more in countries where TV news use has declined, and/or where social media news use has grown.
A thread:
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What attributes of a government lead citizens to view it as trustworthy? Our article - led by @danjdevine.bsky.social - is out in EJPR today... Competence, benevolence and integrity all matter - but perceived benevolence matters most. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 AM
What attributes of a government lead citizens to view it as trustworthy? Our article - led by @danjdevine.bsky.social - is out in EJPR today... Competence, benevolence and integrity all matter - but perceived benevolence matters most. ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Glad to be at the @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social workshop on political support, where Matthijs Gilissen presented our ongoing work on if citizens make a distinction between political #trust, mistrust and distrust 🧐
@viktorv.bsky.social @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social
involve-democracy.eu
@viktorv.bsky.social @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social
involve-democracy.eu
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Glad to be at the @emppolitikwiss.bsky.social workshop on political support, where Matthijs Gilissen presented our ongoing work on if citizens make a distinction between political #trust, mistrust and distrust 🧐
@viktorv.bsky.social @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social
involve-democracy.eu
@viktorv.bsky.social @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social
involve-democracy.eu
The use of the term "populist" is perhaps irresponsible here, at least for a European readership: in the US, economic populism tends to refer to (perhaps simplistic) policies "for people", but "populism" generally refers more to us vs. them rhetoric, demagoguery and nativism (esp. in Europe).
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda, providing the most detailed vision yet of her governing priorities since becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns
The vice president’s speech on Friday is expected to reflect her most thorough articulation yet of her economic priorities.
wapo.st
August 16, 2024 at 12:55 PM
The use of the term "populist" is perhaps irresponsible here, at least for a European readership: in the US, economic populism tends to refer to (perhaps simplistic) policies "for people", but "populism" generally refers more to us vs. them rhetoric, demagoguery and nativism (esp. in Europe).
Our new paper about authenticity and political trust is out in Political Studies today! 🥳
In it, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence McKay, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social and I use conjoint experiments from 7 countries...🧵
See: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In it, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence McKay, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social and I use conjoint experiments from 7 countries...🧵
See: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The Good Politician: Competence, Integrity and Authenticity in Seven Democracies - Viktor Valgarðsson, Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence McKay, Daniel Devine, Nick Clarke, 2024
We explore the characteristics of politicians that make them trusted by citizens, fielding conjoint survey experiments in seven democracies. Studies regularly i...
journals.sagepub.com
August 8, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Our new paper about authenticity and political trust is out in Political Studies today! 🥳
In it, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence McKay, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social and I use conjoint experiments from 7 countries...🧵
See: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In it, @drjennings.bsky.social, Gerry Stoker, Lawrence McKay, @danjdevine.bsky.social, @nickclarkegeo.bsky.social and I use conjoint experiments from 7 countries...🧵
See: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
"Stay signed in" may be the biggest lie ever told.
July 4, 2024 at 2:38 PM
"Stay signed in" may be the biggest lie ever told.