Titel
‘Rally round the flag’: the COVID-19 crisis and trust in the national government
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Abstract
During international crises, trust in government is expected to increase irrespective of the wisdom of the policies it pursues. This has been called a ‘rally-round-the-flag’ effect. This article examines whether the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in such a rally effect. Using multi-wave panel surveys conducted in Austria and France starting from March 2020, in the article it is examined how government trust was affected by the perceived threats to the nation’s health and economy created by the pandemic as well as by the perceived appropriateness of the government’s crisis response. A strong rally effect is shown in Austria, where trust was closely tied to perceived health risks, but faded away quickly over time. Perceptions of government measures mattered, too, while perceived economic threat only played a minor role. In France, in contrast, a strong partisan divide is found and no rally effect.
Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at: doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1925017 .
Stichwort
COVID-19trust in governmentrally effectpanel datathreat perceptionscrisis management
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Sprache
Englisch [eng]
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Titel
West European Politics
Band
44
Ausgabe
5-6
ISSN
0140-2382
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Seitenanfang
1205
Seitenende
1231
Publication
Informa UK Limited
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Zugänglichkeit
Rechteangabe
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