Civilizing the public sphere: distrust, trust and corruption

Why do people lock their doors in their everyday life and why do they trust unknown people they never meet? Why does political corruption prevail in Southern Europe but not in Scandinavia? And do people turn their backs on political parties and voluntary organizations or do organizations turn their back on their members? .In this book, Apostolis Papakostas explores the interplay betweendistrust, trust and corruption to map out the social mechanisms that make actors and organizations in the public sphere perform their activities in a civilized manner. INDICE: Civilizing Trust .Boundary Technologies and the Segmentation of Trust .Structured Skepticism and the Production of Trust .What States do People Trust and How do They Emerge? .The Organizational Bases of Corruption .More Organization with Fewer People .Social or Public Capital?

• ISBN: 978-1-1370-3041-2
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 26/10/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido