This indicator is about belief in the legitimacy of prevailing political institutions and processes.
Low levels of trust in government can lead individuals to:
- disengage from society
- withdraw their support for key institutions.
It can create resistance to institutional authorities, and is linked to behavioural outcomes such as:
- non-compliance
- lack of cooperation
- disengagement with authorities.
Outcomes
This indicator supports the outcome of Resilience.
Ways to measure
See the Countering Violent Extremism Evaluation Indicator Document [Pages 46-66] for practical suggestions on ways to measure, such as:
- survey instruments
- example questions
- using administrative data.
Evaluations that use this indicator
- More Than A Game Evaluation Report, McDonald, K., Grossman, M. and Johns, A., Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, Victoria University, 2012
- First Steps Towards Hearts and Minds? USAID's Countering Violent Extremism Policies in Africa Daniel P. Aldrich, 2014, Terrorism and Political Violence, 26:3, 523-546, DOI