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  • January 11, 2021
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The Breach of the U.S. Capitol Was a Breach of Trust

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
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Abstract

This article frames the January 6th attack of the U.S. Capitol as a betrayal of our trust in government. Using Sucher and Gupta’s trust framework, the article explains how the attacks were a failure of the four elements of trust: competence, motives, fair means, and impact. It also proposes a three-step plan for regaining trust in government: communicating the attacks were wrong, punishing the guilty, and removing the instigators.

Keywords

Violence; Trust; Government and Politics

Citation

Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. "The Breach of the U.S. Capitol Was a Breach of Trust." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (January 11, 2021).
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Sandra J. Sucher

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