Trust and Social Transformation: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Findings from Russia

Trust and Social Transformation: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Findings from Russia
ISBN-10
382587866X
ISBN-13
9783825878665
Category
Social Science
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
LIT Verlag Münster
Author
Heiko Schrader

Description

Literature on trust has experienced a continuous growth from the 1970s onward. The focus of sociological and political science theories is not so much on what trust is rather than what trust does (its function), where it comes from (its origin) and how it changes in course of time. Books on transformation in Eastem Europe, however, are mainly related to questions of system transfer and institutional change, rather than interpersonal relations within society that can constitute both an opportunity for, and an obstacle to social transformation. With this book German and Russian scholars intend to fill this gap. This collection includes theoretical papers, articles that link topics of trust and empirical/historical observations, and empirical research on trust and transformation.

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