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Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of trust in public life. It seeks to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of certain fundamental concepts in political and legal theory, such as the concepts of authority, power, social practice, the rule of law, and justice by furnishing and sharpening our concepts of trust and trustworthiness. Bringing together contributors from across the social, cognitive, historical, and political sciences, the book opens up inquiries into central concepts in legal theory as well as new approaches and methodologies. The interdisciplinary contributions analyse the notions of trust, trustworthiness, and distrust and apply them to address a variety of problems and questions.
Trade ReviewTrust Matters: Cross-Disciplinary Essays represents a significant contribution to the literature. It is an excellent point of reference for readers interested in the role of trust in law and politics, as well as those interested in the concept of trust more generally. * Jurisprudence *
Table of ContentsForeword Timothy Endicott, University of Oxford, UK 1.
Introduction: The Virtue of Trust1 Raquel Barradas de Freitas, University of Oxford, UK PART I FORMALISING TRUST 2.
Clearing the Jungle: Conceptualising Trust and Trustworthiness Paul C Bauer, Manheim Centre for European Social Research, Germany 3.
Who are We Trusting? A Category-Based Formalisation of Trust Sergio Lo Iacono, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and Martina Testori, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands 4.
The Double-Edged Sword of Cooperation: The Vulnerability of Trusting and Trustworthy Behaviour Burak Sonmez, London School of Economics, UK PART II THE VALUE OF TRUST 5.
How Should We Relate to Each Other Politically? Love and Trust as Relational Ethics in the Political Realm Max Harris, University of Oxford, UK 6.
Democratic Politics and the Circles of Trust Chiara Destri, Sciences Po, Paris, France 7.
Trust in the Relationship between Indigenous People and the Canadian State Annalise Acorn, University of Alberta, Canada 8.
Public Trust(s) Achas K Burin, University of Oxford, UK 9.
On Voluntary Associations and New Avenues for Research on Social Trust Neli Demireva, University of Essex, UK PART III TRUST, EVIDENCE, AUTHORITY AND THE LAW 10.
Trust, Trustworthiness and Credibility in Relation to Testimonial Evidence at Common Law William Twining, University College London, UK 11.
Fabricating Authenticity: Trust and Trustworthiness in the History of Culture, from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages Giuliano Mori, University of Milan, Italy 12.
The Legal Significance of Theories of Public Trust in Science: An Illustration from Italy Federico Brandmayr, Yale University, USA 13.
Why Should Citizens Trust EU Regulatory Expertise? Legal Warrants, Science and Politics in EU Food Governance Marta Morvillo, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands 14.
On the EU Legal Principle of Mutual Trust Birgit Aasa, European University Institute, Italy
