Abstract

This article analyses patterns of compliance with COVID-19 regulations in Southwest Norway. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and a series of interviews, we contrast grassroots discourses with the Norwegian government’s own emphasis on ‘trust’ in its risk communication strategies. As opposed to the official claim that Norwegians complied with COVID-19 emergency regulations because they trusted the authorities, the evidence suggests that citizens complied more due to the informal pressure of their peers. Affective reciprocity and moral judgement, including the dynamics of kinship sociability in which they are expressed, here acquire a critical analytical dimension. In dialogue with dominant theories of trust in risk studies, we argue that such relational aspects of everyday life should be taken into consideration as essential factors for any health risk mitigation strategy.

摘要

本文分析了挪威西南部的 COVID-19 法规合规模式。基于民族志实地调查和一系列访谈，我们将草根话语与挪威政府在风险沟通策略中强调“信任”的做法进行了对比。官方声称挪威人遵守 COVID-19 紧急法规是因为他们信任当局，但有证据表明，由于同侪的非正式压力，公民更多地遵守了法规。情感互惠和道德判断，包括表达它们的亲属社交的动态，在这里获得了一个关键的分析维度。在与风险研究中的主流信任理论的对话中，