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This virtual meeting will bring together experts to review recent research on the dynamics of trust, social cohesion and the effects of inequality on both, as well as the obstacles that declining trust poses to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The insights from presentations and interactive discussions will help inform the World Social Report 2025.
The virtual meeting will take place on Zoom on the mornings of 29 and 30 May 2024.
Detailed agenda
Speaker bios
Report
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Day 1 – Wednesday, 29 May |
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Opening session |
Welcome - Wenyan Yang, Branch Chief, DESA and Patricia Justino, Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER |
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Session I |
Global trends in trust and their measurement |
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Keynote Presentation Levels and trends of trust |
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Session II |
Trust and social cohesion |
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Presentations Trust across the globe and across time Operationalizing social cohesion Measuring social cohesion: evidence from Africa |
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Day 2 – Thursday, 30 May |
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Session III |
Trust and inequality |
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Presentations Inequality, its profile and trust toward governing institutions: evidence from international databases Fairness perceptions and political trust in Europe Social unrest, trust and inequality: findings from the Panorama of Social Cohesion in Latin America |
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Session IV |
Policies and strategies to rebuild trust and foster social cohesion |
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Presentations On the role of trust in collective action and achieving global goals What governments can do to enhance trust: evidence from OECD countries Rebuilding trust: experience from Latin America and the Caribbean |
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