Trust in European Democracies

Informations projet

TRUEDEM

N° de convention de subvention: 101095237

DOI

10.3030/101095237

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 12 Decembre 2022

Date de début 1 Janvier 2023

Date de fin 31 Decembre 2025

Financé au titre de

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Coût total

€ 2 977 273,75

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 977 273,50

Coordonné par

INSTITUT FUER VERGLEICHENDE UMFRAGEFORSCHUNG EURASIEN BAROMETER
Austria

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Livrables

Documents, reports (9)

Values and social inequalities profiles of European countries

D4.1. Values and social inequalities profiles of European countries: report outlining the value-based profile of the European societies, emphasizing the cultural proclivities, which form the bedrock for a population’s outlook to unexpected shift and crises.

Literature review and research paper on measuring trust

D1.1. Literature review and research paper on measuring trust: the paper will provide an up to date survey of literature and a comprehensive overview of existing in Social Sciences and Psychology approaches to measuring trust, including social and political trust.

Project newsletter

D11.2. Project newsletter and subsequent updates - information update for project members and subscribers, members of advisory boards, followers. The newsletter will be distributed via MailChimp with the free subscription open to all interested persons and organizations. The newsletter will be sent out on the quarterly basis; special issues might be created and distributed on the ad-hoc basis.

Communication, Dissemination, Exploitation Plan

D11.1. Dissemination, Communication and Exploitation Plan will list all project communication and dissemination activities and events, their timing, format and location. Disseminations tools and their management to be outlined in the dissemination plan include online (website, social media) and onsite communication activities (meetings with academia, policymakers, CSO leaders); electronic (e-newsletter, infographics) and printed promotion materials (brochure, flyer); plan for TRUEDEM own dissemination events, including policy-drafting workshops, findings presentation at high-level EU conferences and participation in external dissemination opportunities. The plan, first delivered in month 3, will be updated on the quarterly basis.

Literature review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on democratic attitudes and trust

D3.1. Literature review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on democratic attitudes and trust: survey of the existing literature outlining main implications the corona-pandemic has had for the pro-democratic attitudes and trust in Europe, including possible mediators of this influence.

Methodological paper on trust data harmonization

D1.2. Methodological paper on trust data harmonization: methodological paper will discuss existing techniques to harmonize data on trust. With the data originating from various sources, collected using different measures and indicators, before the data can be employed in a comparative analysis, harmonization is required. Procedure of harmonization is highly valuable in Social Sciences as it allows to expand the existing data-bases, allowing to combine different types of data-sets.

Literature review on the impact of the migration and refugees’ waves on democratic attitudes and trust

D3.2. Literature review on the impact of the migration and refugees’ waves on democratic attitudes and trust: survey of the existing literature outlining main implications the economic migration and refugees movement have had on the pro-democratic attitudes and trust, including possible mediators of this influence. Delivered in month 12.

Methodological framework paper on identities and polarization

D5.1. Methodological framework paper: methodological framework paper will elaborate the theoretical and methodological approach to the analysis of identities and polarization as well as the state of the art and scope of relevant issues to be addressed. Delivered in month 9.

Ethics Plan

D12.3. Project Ethics Plan comprises a set of provisions, procedures and requirements aimed to ensure that all research, disseminating and policy-related activities carried out within the TRUEDEM research plan do comply with ethical principles and relevant national, EU and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols. Particular focus will be made on meeting the principles of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discrimination and the need to ensure highlevels of human health protection. Project ethics plan shall concern both consortium participants themselves, project participants (experts and general public) involved as informants, and stakeholders who participate as users of the project outputs.

Data sets, microdata, etc (3)

Database “Long-term trends of political polarization” (1990-2022)

D5.2. Electronic database: electronic database comprising a broad scope of quantitative indicators for the comprehensive assessment of political polarization across the EU member-states for 1990-2022. The database will be made available in free public access via the project website as well for downloading in SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, csv formats. Delivered in month 10; regularly updated till the end of the project and after that.

Voter turnout in Europe (1990-2022)

D2.1. Voter turnout in Europe (1990-2022): longitudinal cross-country quantitative database featuring official data of the European and national election results for EU member states. Distributed through the project website in free access, including for downloading in SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, and csv formats.

Electronic database “Long-term trends of political trust dynamics” (1980-2022)

D1.3. Electronic database “Long-term trends of political trust dynamics” (1980-2022): a dataset of quantitative indicators of political trust in Europe from 1980s to the present time. The dataset, first procured in month 12 and updated through the course of the project, will be freely available through the project website. The data-set will be available as a web resource, but also for downloading in SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, and csv.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (1)

Set of infographics on European and National elections

D2.2. Set of infographics on European and National elections: data on the mid- to long-term trends in voters’ turnout transformed into a set of infographic materials produced in different European languages and prepared for all EU member-states. The infographics will be distributed as a part of project dissemination effort in workshops and conferences.

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan

D12.2. Data Management Plan (DMP) comprises a set of special procedures to collect, process and manage data tailed to the TRUEDEM research objectives and tasks and developed in strict accordance with the respective EU and national laws and ethical requirements. The plan will cover procedures involving analysis of secondary survey data and collection of primary human data that may involve sensitive personal data. The DMP will apply to all researchers of the TRUEDEM consortium. The plan for data-handling will include aspects such as: (1) data safety procedures which are compliant with privacy by de-sign and protection of confidentiality (including GDPR); (2) procedures for quantitative and qualitative data collection, storage, protection, retention, transfer if any, destruction or reuse; (3) metadata documentation, expected schedule for data access, data limitations for secondary use, data repository/sharing/archiving; (4) procedures related to the data employed for secondary data analysis; (5) choice of data, sharing and ownership of data, choice of software; (6) use of methods when observing participants; (7) roles and responsibilities of project staff in the management and retention of data.

Other (1)

Printed dissemination materials

D11.3. Printed materials - leaflets, posters, roll up banners as well as printed editions of project analytical and scientific deliverables (infographics, policy briefs, educational materials, special issues). Exact schedule of production of the printed information and dissemination materials will be outlined in the dissemination plan. The ICSR-AT will be responsible for the production of such materials in English while all project participants will be encouraged to produce translations in their national languages.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (37)

The 2024 European elections in Slovenia

Auteurs: Damjan Lajh, Meta Novak
Publié dans: Politique européenne, Numéro No 86, 2025, ISSN 1623-6297
Éditeur: CAIRN.INFO
DOI: 10.3917/E.POEU.086.0234

Slovenia: Political Developments and Data in 2024

Auteurs: Alenka Krašovec
Publié dans: European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Numéro 64, 2025, ISSN 2047-8844
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1111/2047-8852.70001

Trusting during the pandemic: the effect of political, social and scientific trust on COVID-19 mortality across Europe

Auteurs: Nicolas Demertzis, Nicolas Klironomos
Publié dans: Frontiers in Political Science, Numéro 7, 2026, ISSN 2673-3145
Éditeur: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/FPOS.2025.1678788

• Unpacking negative public attitudes towards European union integration: insights from a qualitative study in Slovakia

Auteurs: Vilagi, A.; Babos, P.
Publié dans: Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2024, ISSN 1478-2790
Éditeur: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2024.2401868

Mobilisé·es et polarisé·es

Auteurs: Frédéric Gonthier
Publié dans: Revue française de science politique, Numéro n° 75, 2025, ISSN 0035-2950
Éditeur: CAIRN.INFO
DOI: 10.3917/RFSP.751.0007

“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”: fractionalized and polarized party systems in Western democracies

Auteurs: Norris, P.
Publié dans: European Political Science, 2024, ISSN 1682-0983
Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
DOI: 10.1057/s41304-023-00467-0

Religiosity, trust, and the acceptance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic restrictions: the case of Poland

Auteurs: Irena Pilch, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Natalia Galica
Publié dans: Journal of Contemporary Religion, 2023, ISSN 1469-9419
Éditeur: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2023.2260165

Practicing Solidarity: Migrant Reception Services in Salerno, Italy, in a Time of Crisis, Conflicts and Policy Contradictions

Auteurs: Domenico Maddaloni; Jessica Maglio
Publié dans: Athens Journal of Social Sciences, 2025, ISSN 2241-7737
Éditeur: Athens Institute for Education and Research
DOI: 10.30958/AJSS.12-3-1

The landscape of political science journals in Romania

Auteurs: Luciana Alexandra Ghica, Claudiu D. Tufis
Publié dans: European Political Science, Numéro 24, 2025, ISSN 1680-4333
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1057/S41304-025-00547-3

Measuring digital capital in Italy

Auteurs: Addeo, F., D'Auria, V.; Delli Paoli, A., Punziano, G., Ragnedda, M., Ruiu, M. L.
Publié dans: Frontiers in Sociology, Numéro Volume 8, 2023, ISSN 2297-7775
Éditeur: Frontiers
DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1144657

At the Origins of Migration Choices: A Survey of Students at Two South European Universities

Auteurs: Addeo, F.; Blanco-Gregory, R.; Maddaloni, D.; Moffa, G.
Publié dans: Societies, Numéro Volume 13, No. 2, 2023, ISSN 2075-4698
Éditeur: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/soc13020040

Preaching the “Traditional Family” in the Romanian Parliament: The Political Stakes and Meanings of a Hegemonic Narrative

Auteurs: Ionela Băluță; Claudiu Tufiș
Publié dans: East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, Numéro OnlineFirst, 2023, ISSN 0888-3254
Éditeur: Sage Journals
DOI: 10.1177/08883254231181069

Information Communication and Society

Auteurs: gnedda M., Ruiu M. L., Addeo F., Ruiu, G.
Publié dans: Information, Communication & Society, Numéro Volume 26, No. 5, ISSN 1369-118X
Éditeur: Routledge
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2023.2166359

Romanian Journal of Political Science

Auteurs: Angi, D., Badescu, G., & Radu, B. M.
Publié dans: Romanian Journal of Political Science, Numéro 25(1), 2025, ISSN 1582-456X
Éditeur: Romanian Academic Society
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18034408

Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany

Auteurs: Jan Delhey, Leonie C. Steckermeier, Klaus Boehnke, Franziska Deutsch, Jan Eichhorn, Ulrich Kühnen & Christian Welzel
Publié dans: Journal of Trust Research, Numéro Volume 13, Numéro 2, 2023, ISSN 2151-5581
Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Group
DOI: 10.1080/21515581.2023.2223184

Entangled Trajectories: The 2024 Electoral Year in Bulgaria and Romania

Auteurs: Sorina Soare, Maria Spirova, Claudiu Tufis
Publié dans: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Numéro 63, 2025, ISSN 0021-9886
Éditeur: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/JCMS.70024

NEZAUPANJE, NEZADOVOLJSTVO ALI NEZNANJE? KVALITATIVNA ANALIZA NEVELJAVNIH GLASOVNIC NA VOLITVAH V EVROPSKI PARLAMENT

Auteurs: Alenka KRAŠOVEC, Tina Kogovšek
Publié dans: Teorija in praksa, 2025, ISSN 0040-3598
Éditeur: University of Ljubljana
DOI: 10.51936/TIP.62.1.129

Jumping on the New Party Bandwagon: The 2022 Elections and the Development of Party Politics in Slovenia

Auteurs: Tim Haughton, Alenka Krašovec, David Cutts
Publié dans: Europe-Asia Studies, Numéro 76, 2025, ISSN 0966-8136
Éditeur: Informa UK Limited
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2024.2378832

How party polarisation exacerbates the link between democratic deficit and populist voting: evidence from Europe

Auteurs: Frédéric Gonthier
Publié dans: West European Politics, Numéro 49, 2025, ISSN 0140-2382
Éditeur: Informa UK Limited
DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2024.2437936

Digitalization of work, platform work and the platform work directive – a move from the informal to the formal?

Auteurs: Sokratis Koniordos
Publié dans: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2026, ISSN 0144-333X
Éditeur: Emerald
DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-01-2025-0047

The Evolution of Media Narratives on Ukrainian Refugees in Poland (2022–2024): from Solidarity to Tension and Shifting Public Trust

Auteurs: Kornelia Batko, Elżbieta Turska, Dawid Tatarczyk
Publié dans: Horyzonty Polityki, Numéro 16, 2026, ISSN 2353-950X
Éditeur: Jesuit University Ignatianum - Ignatianum University Press
DOI: 10.35765/HP.2903

Existential insecurity and deference to authority: the pandemic as a natural experiment

Auteurs: Roberto Stefan Foa, Christian Welzel
Publié dans: Frontiers in Political Science, Numéro Volume 5, 2023, ISSN 2673-3145
Éditeur: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2023.1117550

The democracy falling narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU

Auteurs: Brunkert LJ, Puranen B, Turska-Kawa A, Welzel C.
Publié dans: European Political Science Review, Numéro 18(1), 2026, ISSN 1755-7747
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/S175577392510020

"""Pour la justiciabilité des décisions adoptées dans le cadre des budgets participatifs"", note sur TA Grenoble, 4 octobre 2024, M.X. c/ commune d’Annecy, n° 2106063"

Auteurs: Morio, C.; Maurice, L.
Publié dans: ALYODA, Numéro 2024/3, 2024, ISSN 3075-3678
Éditeur: ALYODA
DOI: 10.35562/ALYODA.9824

“A mother is a mother, and a father is a father.” (Anti-)gender at play in the 2024 Romanian elections

Auteurs: Ionela Băluță, Claudiu D. Tufiș
Publié dans: Women's Studies International Forum, Numéro 116, 2026, ISSN 0277-5395
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.WSIF.2026.103282

How Active and Passive Social Media Engagement on Facebook and Instagram Shapes Democratic Attitudes Among Users in Slovakia

Auteurs: Pavol Baboš, Aneta Világi
Publié dans: Politics in Central Europe, Numéro 20, 2025, ISSN 2787-9038
Éditeur: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
DOI: 10.2478/pce-2024-0024

Populist attitudes and foreign policy postures: a comparative analysis of four European countries

Auteurs: Pierangelo Isernia, Matthias Mader, Sergio Martini, Bogdan Radu, Harald Schoen
Publié dans: European Political Science Review, Numéro 17, 2025, ISSN 1755-7739
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773924000122

The <i>democracy falling</i> narrative: debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU

Auteurs: Lennart Joe Brunkert, Bi Puranen, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Christian Welzel
Publié dans: European Political Science Review, Numéro 18, 2026, ISSN 1755-7739
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1017/S1755773925100209

Slovenia: Political Developments and Data in 2023

Auteurs: ALENKA KRAŠOVEC
Publié dans: European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Numéro 63, 2024, ISSN 2047-8844
Éditeur: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
DOI: 10.1111/2047-8852.12456

Illiberal Populism as a Polarizing Factor of Regional Cooperation in Central Europe

Auteurs: Ladislav Cabada
Publié dans: UNISCI Journal, 2024, ISSN 2386-9453
Éditeur: UNISCI
DOI: 10.31439/UNISCI-211

The 2024 EU Parliamentary Elections in Romania

Auteurs: Claudiu Tufi
Publié dans: Politique européenne, Numéro No 86, 2025, ISSN 1623-6297
Éditeur: CAIRN.INFO
DOI: 10.3917/E.POEU.086.0216

Democratic Innovations as a Tool to Restore Trust and Citizens’ Participation: A Comparison Between Stakeholder Groups in Italy

Auteurs: Felice Addeo, Domenico Fruncillo, Domenico Maddaloni
Publié dans: Politics in Central Europe, Numéro 21, 2025, ISSN 2787-9038
Éditeur: Metropolitan University Prague
DOI: 10.2478/PCE-2025-0019

Big Little Election Lies: Cynical and Credulous Evaluations of Electoral Fraud

Auteurs: Norris, P.
Publié dans: Parliamentary Affairs, Numéro Volume 77, Numéro 1, 2024, ISSN 1460-2482
Éditeur: Oxford University Press
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsad022

Il declino della partecipazione al voto. Compagno al duol…(non) scema la pena

Auteurs: Domenico Fruncillo
Publié dans: Italianieuropei, Numéro Volume 23, No. 2, 2023, ISSN 1593-5124
Éditeur: Fondazione Italianieuropei
DOI: 10.1400/296149

Engagement or Expression? A Comparative Study of Facebook Politics in Twelve European Countries

Auteurs: Aneta Világi, Pavol Baboš
Publié dans: Politics in Central Europe, Numéro 21, 2025, ISSN 2787-9038
Éditeur: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
DOI: 10.2478/PCE-2025-0013

Youth Religious Socialization and Social Capital. A Case Study

Auteurs: Bogdan Mihai Radu, Daniela Angi
Publié dans: Studia Politologiczne, 2023, ISSN 1640-8888
Éditeur: ELIPSA Dom Wydawniczy i Handlowy
DOI: 10.33896/SPOLIT.2023.70.4

“Rally around the flag” effects in the Russian–Ukrainian war

Auteurs: Kizilova, K., Norris, P.
Publié dans: European Political Science, 2023, ISSN 1682-0983
Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
DOI: 10.1057/s41304-023-00450-9

Book chapters (15)

A Realistic Call for Democratic Reform in France.

Auteurs: Gonthier, F., Mayer, N., Druez, É., Von Nostitz, F.-C., & Kelbel, C
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_17

Evolution of the Legal Framework in Europe for the Use of Digital Participation at the “Local” Level: The French Case

Auteurs: Camille Morio
Publié dans: 2023, ISSN 2198-7289
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7_3

Gli iscritti: caratteristiche sociopolitiche e scelte di voto

Auteurs: Domenico Fruncillo, Marco Vabruzzi
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Padova University Press

What Drives Dissatisfied Democrats? Views of Democracy, Democratic Satisfaction and Voting

Auteurs: Frédéric Gonthier
Publié dans: French Politics, Society and Culture, French Democracy in Distress, 2025
Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_14

Support for integration, mistrust in institutions How Slovak citizens make sense of the EU

Auteurs: Baboš, Pavol and Aneta Világi
Publié dans: Yearbook of Slovakia´s Foreign Policy 2023, 2024, ISBN 978-80-89645-32-9
Éditeur: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association

Evolution of the Legal Framework in Europe for the Use of Digital Participation at the “Local” Level: The French Case

Auteurs: Morio, C.
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7_3

France as a Lens for Understanding Democratic Challenges

Auteurs: Mayer, N., Gonthier, F., Druez, É., Von Nostitz, F.-C., & Kelbel
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_1

Voting Turnout in Elections in Greece, 1990-2024

Auteurs: Nicolas Demertzis and Sokratis Koniordos
Publié dans: Sociologia Politica series, Numéro 4, 2025
Éditeur: Franco Angeli

Political Culture: Trust and Regime Support in the Black Sea Region

Auteurs: Kizilova, K., Haerpfer, C.
Publié dans: 2023, ISBN 978-1-66691-825-0
Éditeur: Lexington Books

Nordic Political Culture: Democracy, Emancipative Values and the Rise of Populism

Auteurs: Bi Puranen, Lennart Joe Brunkert
Publié dans: Springer Polar Sciences, Contemporary Nordic Public Policies, 2026
Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-11292-7_3

Droit et démocratie participative locale

Auteurs: Camille Morio
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Administratives de Montpellier - C.R.E.A.M.

Ali je »slon v prostoru«? Evropska unija in strankarsko tekmovanje

Auteurs: Alenka Krašovec and Damjan Lajh
Publié dans: Numéro 21, 2025
Éditeur: FDV

La métropolisation et le citoyen

Auteurs: Camille Morio
Publié dans: 2023
Éditeur: L'Harmattan

Synthetic realities: AI-generated deepfakes and conspiracy theories as a challenge to trust in modern democracies

Auteurs: Batko K.
Publié dans: 2025, ISBN 978-961-295-135-1
Éditeur: University of Ljubljana
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.18518881

(Dis)trust in Political Institutions and Long-term Polarising Trends in the European Environment

Auteurs: Cabada, L.
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies

Monographic books (8)

Trust and voter turnout in Europe: Results from the Horizon TRUEDEM research project

Auteurs: F. Addeo, M. L. Ammirato, A. Delli Paoli, D. Fruncillo, Ch. Haerpfer, D. Maddaloni
Publié dans: Sociologia Politica, Numéro 4, 2025
Éditeur: Franco Angeli

Romania at the Polls 2024-2025: Trust, Anti-Politics, and the Race for Information Control

Auteurs: Ghica, L., Radu, B., Tufis, C.
Publié dans: 2027
Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan

French Democracy in Distress

Publié dans: French Politics, Society and Culture, 2025
Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8

French Democracy in Distress

Publié dans: French Politics, Society and Culture, 2025
Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8

Elgar Encyclopedia of Democracy

Auteurs: Haerpfer, C., Kizilova, K. (Eds)
Publié dans: 2027
Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Pillars of Trustworthiness: Competency, Integrity and Impartiality

Auteurs: Norris, P., Kizilova, K., Haerpfer, C.
Publié dans: 2027
Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan

Political Trust in a Turbulent Era: Confidence and Resilience in Europe

Auteurs: Kizilova, K., Haerpfer, C. (Eds)
Publié dans: 2027
Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing

Disillusioning democracy: Trust and political participation in Italy. Results from the TRUEDEM research

Auteurs: Domenico Maddaloni (editor)
Publié dans: Sociologia Politica, 2026
Éditeur: Franco Angeli