Project: VEGA 2/0068/22
Duration: 1 / 2022 – 12 / 2024
Principal Investigator: Robert Klobucký
Scientific co-workers: Marianna Mrva, Jozef Zagrapan, Elzbieta Drazkiewicz-Grodzicka, Paula Ivanková
Scientific co-worker from external institution: Roman Džambazovič (Katedra sociológie FF UK)

The importance of trust for society has long been emphasized by social sciences, but today we are witnessing processes that have perhaps never been more significant, such as the polarization of society, various forms of extremism, populism, or omnipresent conspiratorial thinking. These are phenomena that may be related to the prevalence of distrust in society - whether distrust towards other people or distrust in institutions. The aim of our project is to test the hypothesis that one of the common denominators of these phenomena is trust, which, according to international research, has long been very low in Slovakia. Through our project, we will therefore try to uncover the broader social context of trust, focusing not only on its consequences but also on its determinants.