Karl Patrick R. Mendoza

Communication scholar of trust, culture, institutions, and public life.

Trust Cultures and the Politics of Relational Legitimacy: Rethinking Trust from the Global South


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About the project

This book develops trust cultures as an account of the moral expectations and relationships through which people judge institutions. Grounded in Philippine experience and the Global South, it asks how sincerity, competence, care, and belonging shape the recognition and contestation of political authority.

Publication status

Routledge · Forthcoming, 1 December 2026.

The dedicated book page brings together the book overview, publisher information, and launch details. Related publications are listed below.

Publications


Held in trust: Relational sovereignties and the affective life of communication


Karl Patrick R. Mendoza

Media, Culture & Society, vol. 47(6), 2025, pp. 1294-1303


Scandal as constructivation: Trust cultures and the politics of legitimacy in Southeast Asia


Karl Patrick R. Mendoza

International Journal of Communication, vol. 19, 2025, pp. 3264–3285


Health Scandalization and Exclusionary Politics: A Social Semiotic CDA of Online News Coverage of the Dengvaxia Vaccine Scandal in the Philippines


Karl Patrick R. Mendoza

The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies, vol. 20(1), 2024, pp. 183-208