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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      15 March 2010
      28 October 1999
      ISBN:
      9780511659959
      9780521640831
      9780521646871
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511659959
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.725kg, 384 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.716kg, 384 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Political Theory, Political Sociology, Politics and International Relations, Sociology
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    Surveys suggest an erosion of trust in government, among individuals, and between groups. Although these trends are often thought to be bad for democracy, the relationship between democracy and trust is paradoxical. Trust can develop where interests converge, but in politics interests conflict. Democracy recognizes that politics does not provide a natural terrain for robust trust relations, and so includes a healthy distrust of the interests of others, especially the powerful. Democratic systems institutionalize distrust by providing many opportunities for citizens to oversee those empowered with the public trust. At the same time, trust is a generic social building block of collective action, and for this reason alone democracy cannot do without trust. At a minimum, democratic institutions depend on a trust among citizens sufficient for representation, resistance, and alternative forms of governance. Bringing together social science and political theory, this book provides a valuable exploration of these central issues.

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    "...absorbing and important book. ...offers excellent reading and many suggestions for future research for anyone interested in social philosophy or democratic theory." Philosophy in Review

    "...Mark Warren provides an effective framework for the diverse set of contributions that comprise the volume and develops a typoogy of theories of trust and democracy... the volume makes a valuabe contribution to the study of trust and democracy. Virginia A Chanley, Political Theory

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