Papers
Aamann, Iben Charlotte & Anna Brus (2022). “Klasse, køn og mødet med velfærdsstaten: et intersektionelt perspektiv på socialt arbejde.” In: Enevoldsen, Jørn Henrik, & Samuel Pedersen Jones (eds.). Social ulighed og socialt arbejde, pp. 75–92. Samfundslitteratur. ISBN 9788759341476.
Brojac, Jakub, Šerek, Jan, Forstmeier, Simon, Đorđević, Ana, Ilić, Vujo, Padoan, Enrico, Štěpánková, Lenka, Möbert, Anne, Masling, Anna, Marangoni, Francesco & Jana Fikrlova (2025). “Building Trust in Governmental and Educational Authorities in Adolescence: A Comparison of Early, Middle, and Late Adolescents in Four European Countries”. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 55, pp. 211–225 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02297-3 [Open Access].
Đorđević, Ana, Fikrlová, Jana, Ćeriman, Jelena, Padoan, Enrico & Lenka Štěpánková (2025). “Affective and Cognitive Dimensions of Building Interpersonal and Political Trust in Adolescence: A Qualitative Study.” Youth & Society, 57(7), pp. 1325-1345. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X251323908 [Open Access].
Fikrlová, Jana, Albrecht, Andrea, Šerek, Jan & Petr Macek (2024). ” “That’s how the trust began”: Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood.” Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(1), pp. 52-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241287909 [Open Access].
Georgiadou, Vasiliki, Kafe, Anastasia & Fani Kountouri (2024). “Disinformation matters. The media-experts’ perspective on fake news, trust in media and counter strategies.” Science and Society: Review of Political and Ethical Theory, 43, pp. 69–100. https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/sas/article/view/35111 [Open Access].
Lahusen, Christian (2024). “Trust and Distrust in Political Institutions: Conceptual and theoretical reassessments.” Journal of Political Sociology, 2(1), pp. 80–109. https://doi.org/10.54195/jps.19659 [Open Access].
Lahusen, Christian, Ceriman, Jelena & Anastasia Kafe (2026). “The Fragility of Trust: Interpersonal Encounters, Institutional Distrust, and Conditional Spillovers in the Area of Social Service Delivery.” Regulation & Governance, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.70148 [Open Access].
Lahusen, Christian, Maggetti, Martino & Marija Slavkovik (2024). “Trust, trustworthiness and AI governance.” Scientific Reports 14, 20752. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71761-0 [Open Access].
Štěpánková, Lenka, Fikrlová, Jana, Albrecht, Andrea, Šerek, Jan & Jakub Brojáč (2023). “Difficulties, uncertainty, and opportunity: The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic by early to late adolescence in the Czech Republic.” Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(10), e12844. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12844 [Open Access].
Themed Section in Social Policy & Society
Trust and Distrust in Social Welfare: The Perspective of Users
Theiss, Maria & Dorota Szelewa (2025). “Introduction to Themed Section – Trust and Distrust in Social Welfare: The Perspective of Users”. Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 631-636. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425100997 [Open Access].
Theiss, Maria & Dorota Szelewa (2025). “Institutional Sources of Citizens’ Trust in the Welfare State: A Literature Review” Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 637-655. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425101000 [Open Access].
Vasiljević, Jelena, Fiket, Irena, Đorđević, Ana & Lenka Štěpánková (2025). “The Role of Bureaucratic Procedures and ‘Caring Professionals’ in Fostering User Trust: Evidence from Serbia and the Czech Republic.” Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 656-668. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425100808 [Open Access].
Zschache, Ulrike, Schneider, Stephanie, Brus, Anne & Trenz, Hans-Jörg (2025). “The Conditionality of Trusting Caseworkers in the Social Services Sector – Insights from Germany and Denmark”. Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 669-683. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425000090 [Open Access].
Schneider, Stephanie, Theiss, Maria, Gędek, Wojciech & Ulrike Zschache (2025). “Citizen among Institutions. Fragmentation and Trust in Social Assistance.” Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 684-700. https://doi.org/10.1017/S147474642510078X [Open Access].
Theiss, Maria, Štěpánková, Lenka & Šerek, Jan (2025). “Welfare Users’ Perceptions of Distributive Justice and Trust When Facing Institutional Enigma”. Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 701-717. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425100791 [Open Access].
Gędek, Wojciech & Theiss, Maria (2025). “Some Useful Sources”. Social Policy and Society, 24(4), pp. 718-719. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746425101140 [Open Access].
Books
Lahusen, Christian (ed.) (2026). Political Trust and Distrust in Governance: A Comparative Analysis in Times of Crisis. London and New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003584537 [Open Access].