Call for Abstracts: Tillid og mistillid i offentlig kommunikation
In the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland), there is not only a long tradition for and experience with a prioritised welfare model and a comprehensive public sector; these societies have also been able to take pride in strong public support and trust in their institutions (Petersen et al. 2011). Such trust may be considered an essential foundation for the legitimacy of the welfare state and the public sector. As citizens, we pay taxes to the welfare state on the assumption that it has the competence and expertise to provide welfare, that it delivers what it is obligated to deliver — or what can reasonably be expected — and that it does not primarily act in its own interest, but in the interest of citizens and society as a whole.
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