TiGRE final results

The TiGRE team is eager to share its final results and key achievements with researchers in the fields of trust and regulation, policy makers from food safety, finance & data protection sectors, public and private stakeholders and practitioners from the relevant sectors, as well as the general public at large.

TiGRE final policy brief

The TiGRE final policy brief consists of an executive summary of the white paper, translated in 10 languages.

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TiGRE white paper

This 10-pages document provides a synthesis of the main TiGRE findings and develops scenarios and recommendations to maintain and restore trust in the area of regulatory governance.
Trust and Distrust in
Regulatory Governance
White paper integrating the results of the TiGRE project and developing scenarios and recommendations to maintain and restore trust

TiGRE video book

TiGRE major findings and their practical implications for policy are presented in short video clips, collected in the form of a video book comprising 7 chapters with a total of 31 clips.

The videos were recorded during the TiGRE 8th Consortium Meeting on 22 March 2023 at the University of Antwerp (except for the Chapter VI video clips).

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Chapter I — Introduction to TiGRE
Why studying trust: the purpose of the TiGRE project
Prof. Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Kozminski University
What are regulatory regimes?
Prof. Tobias Bach, University of Oslo
Trust for successful governance
Dr. Moritz Kappler, Uni-Speyer
At the heart of the relationship between trust and regulation
Dr. Libby Maman, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
An interdisciplinary and diverse research venture
Prof. Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Kozminski University
Chapter II — Assessing trust/distrust patterns within regulatory regimes and their drivers
Multi-actor, multi-level, multi-sector and cross-country survey
Prof. Tobias Bach, University of Oslo
Selected results: sector-based and country-based differences in the survey
Prof. Tobias Bach, University of Oslo
Selected results: levels of trust among actors in the regulatory regimes
Prof. Tobias Bach, University of Oslo
Chapter III — Analysing trust/distrust dynamics, cooperation and their effects within regulatory regimes
Introduction & general framework
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Selected results: watchful trust among actors of regulatory regimes
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Selected results: impact of trust levels on the functioning of regulatory regimes
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Selected results: impact of actors' interactions on trust levels and the functioning of regulatory regimes
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Selected results: sector-based differences in trust levels and the functioning of regulatory regimes
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Selected results: country-based differences in trust levels and the functioning of regulatory regimes
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Policy & practice: quality of communication within regulatory regimes for optimal functioning
Prof. Koen Verhoest, University of Antwerp
Chapter IV — Impact of accountability, transparency, and participation on trust/distrust within regulatory regimes
Introduction & general framework
Dr. Juan Carlos Triviño-Salazar, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
Selected results: the "positive" vulnerability of the regulatory bodies
Dr. Juan Carlos Triviño-Salazar, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
Policy & practice: trust and accountability in connection with societal interests
Dr. Juan Carlos Triviño-Salazar, Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals
Chapter V — Explaining citizens’ trust/distrust in regulatory regimes
Introduction & general framework
Dr. Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Utrecht University
Selected results: what the survey experiment and focus groups told us about citizens' trust?
Dr. Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Utrecht University
Policy & practice: public communication on regulatory instruments and enforcement styles
Dr. Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Utrecht University
Policy & practice: do regulatory agencies need to be more visible?
Dr. Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Utrecht University
Chapter VI — The role of media for trust/distrust in regulatory regimes
Selected results: the role of the traditional news media
Dr. Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, Aarhus University
Selected results: the use of social media by regulatory agencies
Dr. Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, Aarhus University
Selected results: the Danish survey experiment about negative media coverage
Dr. Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, Aarhus University
Policy & practice: open communication strategies by regulatory agencies
Dr. Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, Aarhus University
Chapter VII — Conclusions
Policy & practice: be trusted to create long-term trust
Prof. Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Kozminski University
Policy & practice: trust in regulatory regimes versus politics for better democracy?
Dr. Edoardo Guaschino, Université de Lausanne
Policy & practice: toolbox for low trust versus distrust situations
Prof. Dominika Latusek-Jurczak, Kozminski University
Looking beyond TiGRE
Prof. David Levi-Faur, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
A community built for the long term
Prof. Martino Maggetti, Université de Lausanne, TiGRE coordinator
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870722 (TiGRE).