The political effects of communicative interventions during crises

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• dc.contributor.author Unan, Asli
• dc.contributor.author Klüver, Heike
• dc.contributor.author Hobolt, Sara B.
• dc.contributor.author Rodon i Casarramona, Antoni
• dc.date.accessioned 2025-07-16T07:23:45Z
• dc.date.available 2025-07-16T07:23:45Z
• dc.date.issued 2025
• dc.description Data de publicació electrònica: 10-05-2025
• dc.description.abstract Can communicative interventions by the government influence political trust and increase public compliance during crises? This study examines the impact of a televised speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an unexpected-events-during-survey-design, we find that the speech led to a 7-percentage point increase in trust in the federal government and up to a 25-percentage point decrease in citizens' mobility. We also observe demographic variation in susceptibility to speech. We explore the underlying mechanisms by comparing Merkel's speech with similar televised addresses by Mark Rutte and Boris Johnson, where we observe no comparable effects on attitudes. We suggest that specific content, such as an emphasis on solidarity and positive sentiment, may have played a role in mobilizing public support. Our findings indicate that effective leader communication can be a powerful tool for sustaining public support and ensuring compliance with crisis measures.en
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• dc.identifier.citation Unan A, Klüver H, Hobolt S, Rodon T. The political effects of communicative interventions during crises. Eur J Polit Res. 2025 May 10. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.70020
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.70020
• dc.identifier.issn 0304-4130
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70917
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof European Journal of Political Research. 2025 May 10
• dc.rights © 2025 The Author(s). European Journal of Political Research published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Consortium for Political Research. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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• dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• dc.subject.keyword Communicative interventionen
• dc.subject.keyword Political communicationen
• dc.subject.keyword Crisesen
• dc.subject.keyword Political trusten
• dc.subject.keyword Unexpected eventsen
• dc.title The political effects of communicative interventions during crisesen
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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