"No one now writing has Hardin's intellectual reach and elegance of argument."<br /> —<b>Paul M. Sniderman, <i>Stanford University</i></b> <p>"Although <i>Trust</i> is suitable for a wide audience, it is a must-read for anyone who is considering research on trust."<br /> —<b>Jonathan Baron, <i>University of Pennsylvania</i></b></p>

Can we trust our elected representatives or is public life so corrupted that we can no longer rely on governments to protect our interests or even our civil liberties? Is the current mood of public distrust justified or do we need to re-evaluate our understanding of trust in the global age?

In this wide-ranging book, Russell Hardin sets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. He examines the growing literature on trust to analyze public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.

Hardin explores the various manifestations of trust and distrust in public life – from terrorism to the internet, social capital to representative democracy. He shows that while today’s politicians may well be experiencing a decline in public confidence, this is nothing new; distrust in government characterized the work of leading liberal thinkers such as David Hume and James Madison. Their views, he contends, are as relevant today as they were in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and we should not, therefore, be distressed at the apparent distrust of twenty-first century government. On a personal level, Hardin contends that the world in which we live is much more diverse and interconnected than that of our forebears and this will logically result in higher levels of personal trust and distrust between individuals.

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on trust, this book will be a valuable resource for students of government and politics, sociology and philosophy.

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Sets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. The author examines the literature on trust to analyzes public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.
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Acknowledgments.

1 An Age of Distrust?

2 Trust and its Relatives.

3 Current Research on Trust.

4 Social Capital and Trust.

5 Trust on the Internet.

6 Terrorism and Distrust.

7 Liberal Distrust

8 Representative Democracy and Trust.

Notes.

References.

Index.

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Can we trust our elected representatives or is public life so corrupted that we can no longer rely on governments to protect our interests or even our civil liberties? Is the current mood of public distrust justified or do we need to re-evaluate our understanding of trust in the global age?

In this wide-ranging book, Russell Hardin sets out to dispel the myths surrounding the concept of trust in contemporary society and politics. He examines the growing literature on trust to analyze public concerns about declining levels of trust, both in our fellow citizens and in our governments and their officials.

Hardin explores the various manifestations of trust and distrust in public life – from terrorism to the internet, social capital to representative democracy. He shows that while today’s politicians may well be experiencing a decline in public confidence, this is nothing new; distrust in government characterized the work of leading liberal thinkers such as David Hume and James Madison. Their views, he contends, are as relevant today as they were in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and we should not, therefore, be distressed at the apparent distrust of twenty-first century government. On a personal level, Hardin contends that the world in which we live is much more diverse and interconnected than that of our forebears and this will logically result in higher levels of personal trust and distrust between individuals.

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on trust, this book will be a valuable resource for students of government and politics, sociology and philosophy.

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780745624648
Publisert
2006-01-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Polity Press
Vekt
369 gr
Høyde
218 mm
Bredde
144 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
216

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Biografisk notat

Russell Hardin is Professor of Politics at New York University.