Citizens’ trust as a resource for the strategic development of territorial communities under conditions of instability

Abstract

In the contemporary context of societal transformations, wartime challenges, economic instability, and the constant need to adapt public administration systems to emerging risks, the issue of citizens’ trust in local authorities is of particular importance. Territorial communities today represent the level at which managerial decisions are most directly implemented, and where a sense of security, participation, and belonging to a shared development space is formed.