The Street-Level Epistemology of Trust

Hardin, Russell

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“…In particular, the literature suggests that this trust develops from common cooperation experiences, a history of mutual fulfillment of trust and intense positive interactions (Dasgupta, 1988;Hardin, 1993;Uslaner, 2002;Yamagishi and Yamagishi, 1994). Here, however, we are concerned with a very different type of trust, namely that which governs our interactions with strangers, or with people about whom we have little or no information.…”

Section: Social Interaction and Familiarity: The Causal Mechanism Undmentioning

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Race and the City: Neighborhood Context and the Development of Generalized Trust

Marschall

Stolle²

2004

Political Behavior

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Previous research has indicated that socio-economic and racial characteristics of an individual's environment influence not only group consciousness and solidarity, but also affect his or her views toward minority or majority groups. Missing from this research is a consideration of how context, social interaction, and interracial experiences combine to shape more general psychological orientations such as generalized trust. In this study we address this gap in the literature by conducting a neighborhoodlevel analysis that examines how race, racial attitudes, social interactions, and residential patterns affect generalized trust. Our findings suggest not only that the neighborhood context plays an important role in shaping civic orientations, but that the diversity of interaction settings is a key condition for the development of generalized trust.

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Section: Social Interaction and Familiarity: The Causal Mechanism Undmentioning

confidence: 99%

Race and the City: Neighborhood Context and the Development of Generalized Trust

Marschall

Stolle²

2004

Political Behavior

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“…the political trust or the 'trust from above' (Hardin, 1992;Knack andKeefer, 1997: 1279;Fukuyama, 2000: 242;Newton, 1999a;Paxton, 1999;Rothstein, 2000). 5 According to this top-down perspective, citizens will trust one another despite the temptation to freeload, as long as they perceive that their political and societal institutions guarantee a credible environment where people can be con¢dent that trusting will be rewarded and not exploited.…”

Section: The Origins Of Social Capital: Theories and Hypothesesmentioning

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Beyond Tocqueville: The Origins of Social Capital in Switzerland

Freitag¹

2003

European Sociological Review

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“…Moreover it also encouraged the discussion within the single disciplines (see Woolcock 1998). Many authors have singled out social capital as an important feature of productive social relationships (Gambetta 1988;Hardin 1993) and effective governance facilitating also coordinated actions and the willingness to comply (see, e.g., Putnam 1993;Alesina and La Ferrara 2002;Knack and Keefer 1997;La Porta et al 1999;Knack 1999;Zak andKnack 2001 andSchaltegger andTorgler 2007;Torgler 2007). 1 However, Brewer et al (2004) point out that "To date, no research has directly studied international trust" (p. 94).…”

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Trust in International Organizations: An Empirical Investigation Focusing on the United Nations

Torgler

2007

SSRN Journal

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The literature on social capital has strongly increased in the last two decades, but there still is a lack of substantial empirical evidence about the determinants of international trust. This empirical study analyzes a cross-section of individuals, using micro-data from the World Values Survey, covering 38 countries, to investigate trust in international organizations, specifically in the United Nations. In line with previous studies on international trust we find that political trust matters. We also find that social trust is relevant, but contrary to previous studies the results are less robust. Moreover, the paper goes beyond previous studies investigating also the impact of geographic identification, corruption and globalization. We find that a higher level of (perceived) corruption reduces the trust in the UN in developed countries, but increases trust in developing and transition countries. A stronger identification with the world as a whole also leads to a higher trust in the UN and a stronger capacity to act globally in economic and political environment increases trust in the UN.

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The Street-Level Epistemology of Trust

Cited by 539 publications

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Race and the City: Neighborhood Context and the Development of Generalized Trust

Race and the City: Neighborhood Context and the Development of Generalized Trust

Beyond Tocqueville: The Origins of Social Capital in Switzerland

Trust in International Organizations: An Empirical Investigation Focusing on the United Nations

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