With increasingly divergent views and commitments, and an all-or-nothing mindset in political life, it can seem hard to sustain the level of trust in other members of our society necessary to ensure our most basic institutions work. This book features interdisciplinary perspectives on social trust. The contributors address four main topics related to social trust. The first topic is empirical and formal work on norms and institutional trust, especially the relationships between trust and human behaviour. The second topic concerns trust in particular institutions, notably the legal system, scientific community, and law enforcement. Third, the contributors address challenges posed by diversity and oppression in maintaining social trust. Finally, they discuss different forms of trust and social trust. Social Trust will be of interest to researchers in philosophy, political science, economics, law, psychology, and sociology.

About the Author

Kevin Vallier is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University and the author of four edited volumes, and 40 peer-reviewed articles. His books include Liberal Politics and Public Faith (Routledge 2014), Must Politics Be War (2019), and Trust in a Polarized Age (2020).

Michael Weber is Professor of Philosophy, and Department Chair, at Bowling Green State University. He has published on a wide variety of topics in ethics and political philosophy, including rational choice theory, ethics and the emotions, and egalitarianism. He has co-edited volumes on topics in applied ethics, including Paternalism, Manipulation, The Ethics of Self-Defense, and Religious Exemptions.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367768089
Author Kevin Vallier
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 371g