Do we trust our politicians? Do they trust us? with Dr Gabriela Jiga-Boy | S4 E4

Dr Gabriela Jiga-Boy explores the concept of trust. With the danger posed by disinformation during societal crises (such as the pandemic or climate change), trust in facts and science seems more important now than ever. Does the public trust politicians and scientific experts? Conversely how much does the public feel trusted by those in power? Find out more about Swansea University's research: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/research/ ________ 00:34 Why trust is important? 03:33 Politicians vs scientific experts 05:56 COVID messaging 08:31 Civil servants 09:46 Politicians 10:49 Polarization 14:38 Disinformation 19:07 Scientific consensus 23:03 Lack of trust 26:55 Information verification 31:03 Optimism in trust