KNOWLEDGE4POLICY - Public attitudes toward aid. What resonates with the public in a pandemic?

The Development Engagement Lab will present its latest research on shifts in public engagement with global poverty since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. How have priorities shifted? What messages now resonate with the public, and how connected do they feel with global anti-poverty initiatives?

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Global Food and Nutrition Security

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date: 22/10/2020 - 22/10/2020

venue: Virtual InfoPoint Webex Meetings

Organiser: DG DEVCO

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In this conference, the Development Engagement Lab will offer the latest data in an attempt to answer the question: How has COVID-19 changed the way the public view the work of international development? We will examine levels of public trust in aid instititutions as well as politicians and the media, and examine how organisations can tackle misinformation in the COVID-19 era. Finally, we will offer the results of our recent message testing, whereby we analyse the impact of various aid and COVID-related messages on the public.

Speakers

Hannah Cole

Head of Unit, DEVCO 02, Communication

Molly Anders

Research Impact, Communication and Engagement Lead, Development Engagement Lab

David Hudson

Co-director of the Development Engagement Lab, Director of the Development Leadership Programme and Professor of Politics and Development at the University of Birmingham