Crisis Of Trust Research Articles

The entrepreneurial revolution in science research and education

There are significant challenges in both student and researcher engagement in both education and research, and one contributing factor is the lack of autonomy that each person experiences. This work charts a new path, whereby students and researchers are free to pursue their own interests, and the role of the teacher or university is to support and guide them. This article is a narrative review examined the challenges faced by the educational industry and how they can be remedied through student led, entrepreneurial education, which can take place online. This article examines the impacts of learner autonomy and present alternative apprenticeship models which can be performed inexpensively and produce value independent of the education itself. Apprenticeship, self-directed and project-based pedagogy provides pupils with the skills that they need to succeed in the modern world, differing importantly from standard education, where the relevance to employers is decreasing. While currently, scientific institutions face a crisis of innovation and a related crisis of public trust, entrepreneurial education provides a means of addressing these related problems. These changes have implications at the institutional level, as well as for the relationship between science and society. During budgetary crises, these changes present ways to provide an improved educational experience at lower cost. Overall, entrepreneurial education may be an effective and cost-effective way to perform research and to train pupils for the skills needed in the 21st century. The work provides a roadmap to how existing educational institutions can adapt to the sea change underway with online education, as well as advise new entrants on best practices

DINAMIKA KOMUNIKASI DALAM ERA DIGITAL : TANTANGAN DAN PELUANG

This article discusses the dynamics of communication in the context of the digital era, identifying challenges that arise along with technological developments, as well as opportunities that can be utilized to enrich communication. This research uses a qualitative approach. The results of this study explain that the challenges of communication in the digital era are information overload, filter bubble, crisis of trust, data insecurity. Opportunities in the dynamics of digital communication are global reach, public participation, communication innovation and digital literacy development.

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED: AN APPROACH TO QUALITATIVE NETWORK RESEARCH. SOCIOLOGICAL REMARKS ON PERSPECTIVES, COMPLEXITIES, AND DIFFICULTIES

Social Νetwork Αnalysis (SNA) is an important methodological approach but also a valuable instrument for research in social sciences and social issues, including Diversity, Social Capital, and the Trust Crisis. More precisely, a network consists of sets of nodes, ties, and sometimes attributes. Nodes refer to elements of the researcher's project and ties are based on the researcher's interests. In a network, the vital components are the connections and patterns. In the past, the scientific community merely associated social network analysis (SNA) with the quantitative methodological approach. However, this approach has begun to be revised in recent years because the quantitative approach can only solve specific cases that arise in society. On the contrary, qualitative SNA can generate and examine data on numerous social issues. The qualitative SNA is an in-depth approach focusing on the social subject and its connections with other social subjects, institutions, or organizations. This study highlights the importance of a qualitative SNA and offers a distinctive approach to qualitative SNA in the research field.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0758/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Thresholds for dis/trust: exploring the impact of standards-based reforms on the process of being and becoming a VET teacher in England and Austria

PurposeThis paper seeks to illustrate how interventionist education reforms shape dis/trust-building processes and their impact on teacher professionalism in vocational education and training (VET) across national contexts. Using trust as the object of analysis, we discuss the affective mechanisms of becoming a professional in a standards-based neoliberal environment.Design/methodology/approachThrough an analysis of VET teacher narratives in England and Austria, the paper draws attention to the ways in which policy instrumentalism has created a culture of distrust in VET. Drawing upon foundational work on system trust developed by Niklas Luhmann, we illustrate how conditions for trust sit at symbolic thresholds, which set the conditions for professional recognition within VET.FindingsOur analysis revealed that attempts to standardise VET strategy are fuelled by the need for existential security and predictability, leading to tensions in the cultivation of system trust. Conditions for professional recognition across both contexts were based on practices of documentation and subordination, narrowly defining modes of legitimate self-expression in organisations. This constitutes a crisis of trust in VET teacher professionalism, which undermines pedagogical autonomy and integrity.Practical implicationsWe seek to highlight the impact that reduced trust in the governance of VET can have on issues associated with teacher motivation, well-being and retention. The consideration of trust is therefore essential both for policy design and implementation in VET organisations.Originality/valueThe application of trust theory offers a distinctive lens through which to understand the impact of accountability, performativity and governance processes upon teacher subjectivity within VET across national contexts.

Special Issue Editorial: Platformisation of News and Interactions – Regional Contexts of Crisis in Trust

This OBS* Special Issue has been organized within the remit of the EUMEPLAT research consortia, which is subordinate to the theme: European Media Platforms – Assessing Positive and Negative Externalities for European Culture. The EUMEPLAT Project is funded by the Horizon 2020 SC6 – Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies, and coordinated by Prof. Andrea Miconi (Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione – IULM, Italy).

Politik Identitas Di Indonesia: Antara Nasionalisme Dan Agama

Liberal democratization is also politically the basis for individual self-actualization. The guarantee of individual liberties in Indonesia's constitution reflects the popularity of this democratic system. However, this freedom ultimately clarifies the divide between identities (religion, ethnicity, language, gender, etc.) that exists in Indonesia, especially in relation to national political issues. Issues of state religion and nationalism are her two identities currently being debated in Indonesia. The politics of identity politics narrows until truthful claims emerge that one interest group is superior to another, and this interest issue begins to divide nations that previously maintained their differences. This article aims to shed light on the reality of identity politics in Indonesia today, focusing on two identity groups: religious groups and nationalist groups. Qualitative methods and literature surveys are used to answer this question. This study finds that the divisions created by political groups based on religious identities and nationalism are constrained by the emergence of crises of trust in government, the spread of false reports, persecution, betrayal, democratic space, etc. found to lead to stability disruptions.

Collective action dilemmas of sustainable natural resource management: A case study on land marketization in rural China

Sustainable natural resource management encompasses not only technical aspects but also the capacity and inclination for collective action. Using semi-structured interview data and social network analysis, this paper assesses the characteristics of three elements of social capital (norms, communication networks, and trustworthiness) and their effects on collective action, in the context of the marketization of rural collectively-owned operating construction land (COCL) in Dingluan Town, Henan Province, China. The results reveal that villagers possess a superficial understanding of compensation schemes at the normative-level analysis, impeding effective collective decision-making. Communication network analysis exposes strong ties that may impede collective action if only information flows within villages. In contrast, weak ties serve as vital bridges promoting marketization. Additionally, we observe that groups with strong ties rely more on key actors for accurate calls to action, underscoring the importance of trustworthiness. More importantly, the results point to three dilemmas regarding land marketization in rural China: cognitive bias of norms, challenges in expressing stakeholders’ demands, and crisis of trust among key actors. We further highlight trust as a potent means of breakthrough to address these dilemmas rooted in normative, communicative, and trust-related aspects that present formidable challenges to collective action. These results provide important insights for trust-building strategies for researchers and policy promoters to solve the collective action dilemma in environmental management.

A harm reduction approach to improving peer review by acknowledging its imperfections

This candid perspective written by scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds is intended to advance conversations about the realities of peer review and its inherent limitations. Trust in a process or institution is built slowly and can be destroyed quickly. Trust in the peer review process for scholarly outputs (i.e., journal articles) is being eroded by high-profile scandals, exaggerated news stories, exposés, corrections, retractions, and anecdotes about poor practices. Diminished trust in the peer review process has real-world consequences and threatens the uptake of critical scientific advances. The literature on “crises of trust” tells us that rebuilding diminished trust takes time and requires frank admission and discussion of problems, creative thinking that addresses rather than dismisses criticisms, and planning and enacting short- and long-term reforms to address the root causes of problems. This article takes steps in this direction by presenting eight peer review reality checks and summarizing efforts to address their weaknesses using a harm reduction approach, though we recognize that reforms take time and some problems may never be fully rectified. While some forms of harm reduction will require structural and procedural changes, we emphasize the vital role that training editors, reviewers, and authors has in harm reduction. Additionally, consumers of science need training about how the peer review process works and how to critically evaluate research findings. No amount of self-policing, transparency, or reform to peer review will eliminate all bad actors, unscrupulous publishers, perverse incentives that reward cutting corners, intentional deception, or bias. However, the scientific community can act to minimize the harms from these activities, while simultaneously (re)building the peer review process. A peer review system is needed, even if it is imperfect.

Law and a Crisis of Trust: Human Rights and the Negotiation of Article 2 of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol

Law and a Crisis of Trust: Human Rights and the Negotiation of Article 2 of the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol

What do Brazilians Think about the Federation? Post-2013 Centralization and Trust Crisis

Resumo As crises política e econômica que assolaram o Brasil nos últimos anos do governo Dilma resultaram em uma queda substancial nos níveis de confiança no governo central. Estes caíram de 57,10% em 2013, com Dilma Rousseff (PT) como presidente, para 13,35% em 2018. Este artigo investiga o impacto desse fenômeno sobre as atitudes dos eleitores em relação à distribuição de poder entre os níveis de governo no Brasil. Com base em dois surveys inéditos com representatividade nacional, mostramos que a queda de confiança no governo central reduziu o apoio ao aumento do poder da União na federação brasileira, mas, contraintuitivamente, não resultou em crescimento de atitudes descentralistas, em direção distinta da encontrada para o caso norte-americano. A crise de confiança no governo central que se instalou entre esses dois pontos no tempo mudou significativamente a importância da confiança como um fator preditivo de atitudes centralistas. Em conjunto, esses resultados mostram que a opinião pública sobre a federação não se opõe ao nível de centralização existente no Brasil, e também alertam para a importância dos choques de confiança para entendermos como esta última afeta a formação de atitudes centralistas.

Trust Management in Cloud Computing Using Blockchain Technology: a taxonomy, review & future directions

Through visualization and resource integration, cloud computing has expanded its service its service area and offers a better user experience than the traditional platform, along with us business operation model bringing huge economic and social benefits. However, a large amount of evidence shows that cloud computing is facing with serious security and trust crises, and building a trust / enabled transaction environment has become its key factor. The traditional cloud trust model transparency and traceability trust evolution results cannot be fully recognized by all participants. Its unique features in operating rules and traceability of records ensure the integrity, undesirability and security of the transaction data. Therefore Blockchain is very suitable for constructing distributed and decentralized trust architecture. Based on a novel Cloud- Edge trust management framework and a double Blochkchain structure based cloud transaction model , it identifies the open challenges and gives direction for future research field.

Диалог с «вождем»: письма и записки Г. Е. Зиновьеву как средство коммуникации граждан и власти. 1918–1921 гг.

The article examines the practice of communication between the population and G. E. Zinoviev, the first chairman of the Petrograd Soviet after the October Revolution, during the Civil War (1918-1921). Based on the material of written appeals to the leader ("letters to the authorities") the problematic components of the public image of the head of the local government and their solutions within the framework of Zinoviev's campaigning activities. Researchers had previously used this type of source mainly to reconstruct public sentiment in subsequent eras of New Economic Policy and Industrialization, without focusing on the importance of this form of dialogue with the population for the authorities themselves during the period of war communism, especially at the regional level. The article describes three types of written appeals: letters and notes received at meetings. Analyses of both type based on the peculiarities of the communicative situation in which the appeals were written: the possibility of establishing authorship, the proximity of the authors to the addressee at the time of creation, the format of the appeal and its goals. The study analyzed 349 records (142 letters and 207 notes) from G. E. Zinoviev's personal funds stored in the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF) and the Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (RGASPI); in the funds of the departments headed by him during the specified period, in the Central State Archive of St. Petersburg (CGA SPb). For letters, the most common motives for their appearance are identified: the plight of the author and his family; dissatisfaction with the work of Soviet, party and military bodies; the desire to acquire a certain position in society (a place in the service, in the Red Army); the reaction to Zinoviev's speech or publication of employees–intellectuals. As an important underlying motive, the desire of the authors of the letters to establish personal contact with the leader through a meeting or to emphasize a previous acquaintance was revealed, which may illustrate a crisis of trust in society to the authorities or the lack of a culture of written appeal. The popular aspects of criticism of the head of the Petrograd Soviet contained in letters and notes are highlighted: privileges in the supply of food, the use of personal vehicles, Jewish origin and the discrepancy of statements with policy. In the final part of the article, Zinoviev's self-presentation techniques are analyzed in the context of the above-mentioned criticism. Such a characteristic feature is noted as the use of the letters received by the leader to demonstrate solidarity with the population, as well as the consonance of the claims made to him with his own criticism of the "attached" communists.

Research on the Application of Consumer Behavior Theory in the Innovation of Health Management Services

The irrational expression of consumer behavior in the field of health management services can easily trigger a crisis of trust, posing a serious challenge to creating a healthy consumption environment. The article takes the irrational expression of consumer behavior as the research object and sorts out its basic manifestations and characteristics in health management services. After an in-depth analysis of the emotional presentation and formation reasons for the irrational expression of consumer behavior, this article proposes that strategies to address irrational expression of consumer behavior should start from four directions: data-driven monitoring, multi-party participation in agenda setting, institutional construction, and cultural guidance, to promote the rational and healthy development of a healthy consumption environment.

Moving beyond the political trust crisis debate: Residual analyses to understand trends in political trust

AbstractFor decades, political scientists have hotly debated longitudinal trends in political trust rates. An important undercurrent in the debate is that any decline in political trust might signal a legitimacy crisis. Yet, descriptive figures are unable to distinguish between two interpretations of these downward trends: (i) declines that can reasonably be expected as a reflection of declining political trustworthiness (i.e., procedural or output performance) and thereby reflect critical citizens who monitor their democratic institutions; and (ii) downward trends that are not warranted by democratic performance and thereby suggest a more fundamental disconnect between citizens and their democratic institutions.This research note argues that residuals to multilevel models of political trust allow us to distinguish between these two types, and thereby provide a better understanding of trends in political trust. These residuals do not only reveal short‐term aberrations to the explanatory model (often reflecting short‐lived, country‐specific events), but also the extent to which a country's trust rate systematically underperforms in the middle‐ to long‐term. To the extent that declining trust rates are lower than explanatory models predict, the residuals express excessive distrust. To the extent that declining trust rates are in line with the explanatory models, the residuals reflect critical, monitoring citizenship.We outline the approach of residual analyses as a tool to better understand trends in political trust. We illustrate the use of these residual analyses on a cross‐national, longitudinal data set (the Eurobarometer), covering 15 Western and Southern European countries between 1999 and 2019. While political trust rates fluctuate in all these countries, we only find evidence for a structural decline in two of these countries. In France and Spain political trust failed to recover in line with improving economic and institutional performance after the Great Recession. We then test the versatility of the tool to different conditions, including retests on an alternative set of countries (11 Central and Eastern European countries between 2004 and 2019) and an alternative dataset with different measures and time points (the European Social Survey).Finally, we elaborate on the two main conditions under which residual analyses offer a useful tool to the trend debate in political trust research: (1) a firm understanding of the object‐driven determinants of political trust, and (2) a detailed coverage of country‐wave combinations to separate structural trends from short‐term fluctuations.

Locality as a safe haven: place-based resentment and political trust in local and national institutions

ABSTRACT Recently, an emerging body of research has diagnosed a ‘crisis of trust’ in rural and peripheral areas. Yet, the majority of these works overlook local institutions as a potential alternative source of governance. Relying on original, nationally representative survey data from nine European countries, this article suggests that local institutions act as a safe haven for individuals with high levels of place-based resentment. Substantially, for these individuals, political trust in the local level significantly exceeds political trust in the national level. This dynamic is largely driven by concerns over representation. The stronger citizens feel that their place is overheard, the more they trust local relative to national institutions. This nuances the narrative of the ‘crisis of trust’ in an important way. Rather than conceiving it as a crisis haunting the political system in general, it seems to be better understood as a crisis of the national level specifically.

Relationship building as a response to the crisis of trust in school

Relationship building as a response to the crisis of trust in school

How to Avoid the Harm of Big Data Technology to Consumers Rights Through Law

Merchants collect and use consumers confidence collected actively or passively. When platform operators go beyond a specific range, collect and use consumer information unrestrainedly, use algorithm technology to precisely portray consumers, implement differentiated pricing, and conduct considerable data-enabled price discrimination. On the one hand, the behavior of killing familiarity with big data violates the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, wears away consumers loyalty to the Internet industry, and hinders the conclusion of commercial transactions by inaction; on the other hand, the retail credit of platform operators is also virtually reduced. Over time, it is straightforward for consumers to have a crisis of trust in platform operators, affecting the conclusion of commercial transactions. This article starts with three judicial cases and analyzes the illegality of big data killing the rights of consumers from the perspective of theory and practice and what causes big data killing. To better protect the rights and interests of consumers, it also explores How to avoid the behavior of killing familiarity with big data through legal means.

“On the ruins of seriality”: The scientific journal and the nature of the scientific life

Twenty-first-century discourse on science has been marked by narratives of crisis. Science is said to be experiencing crises of public trust, of peer review and publishing, of reproducibility and replicability, and of recognition and reward. The dominant response has been to “repair” the scientific literature and the system of scientific publishing through open science. This paper places the current predicament of scholarly communication in historical perspective by exploring the evolution of the scientific journal in the second half of the twentieth century. I focus on a new genre of scientific journal invented by Dutch commercial publishers shortly after World War II, and on its effects on the nature of the scientific life. I show that profit-oriented publishers and discipline-building scientists worked together to make postwar science more open, while also arguing that formats of scientific publication have their own agency.

A crisis of trust in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

A crisis of trust in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response

Modeling and efficiency analysis of blockchain agriculture products E-commerce cold chain traceability system based on Petri net

The cold chain supply chain of e-commerce has the characteristics of long chain, dispersed production, heterogeneous information sources, etc., which is easy to cause the upstream and downstream information of the supply chain to be broken and opaque. Traditional traceability data is stored in each node enterprise, and there are problems such as low cooperation trust and poor authenticity in the upstream and downstream data transmission process of the supply chain, resulting in consumers' trust crisis on the authenticity of traceability information. Blockchain traceability system through the establishment of multi-party participation, joint maintenance of distributed database, and the use of cryptography and consensus mechanism to establish trust relationships, with data can not be tampered with, sharing of high credibility. On the basis of stochastic Petri net theory, this study constructed a blockchain e-commerce cold chain traceability model centering on the actual application of blockchain technology in logistics traceability to improve the reliability and validity of e-commerce cold chain traceability. Correlation matrix and invariants were used to analyze the validity of the model, and an isomorphic Markov chain was constructed to analyze the effectiveness evolution of the model. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the cold chain traceability system of blockchain e-commerce from the three aspects of the best optimization link, the best synergism scale, and the adaptive ability of the system to provide reference for the improvement of cold chain traceability ability by blockchain technology.