Author(s)

Sithileuxay Vatsalaphone

School of Public Administration, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.

The public’s trust in the government is related to its legitimacy, social stability, and legal effectiveness. As an objective result of the government’s administrative ability and an objective criterion for the authority, democracy, and rule of law of government work, government credibility also reflects the government’s service capacity to a certain extent. In recent years, with the frequent occurrence of crises, many countries have faced the dilemma of decreasing public trust in their governments. After years of development, Laos has achieved good progress in politics, economy, and society. However, in the current context of economic globalization, increasingly complex social environment, and continuous deterioration of natural environment, public crisis events have changed from occasional occurrences to frequent occurrences, becoming an unavoidable problem for the Laotian government in social management. “Crisis” includes both risks and opportunities. If the government can handle these crises well, it will also be an effective way to enhance the government’s image in the people’s hearts and enhance public trust in the government. Based on the above, this article explores the issues of public behavior, public trust in the government, and the reasons that lead to these problems, and proposes relevant suggestions to enhance the credibility of the Lao government. I hope it can play a promoting role in improving the ability of the Lao government to manage public crises.

Public Relations Crisis, Government Credibility, Crisis Management, Emergency Response Capability

Vatsalaphone, S. (2024) Research on Public Political Trust in Public Crisis Management in Laos. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 12, 66-75. doi: 10.4236/jss.2024.123006.