Civilizing the Public Sphere - Distrust, Trust and Corruption

Zusatztext "This book is a rich and worthwhile contribution. Readers will find insightful critiques of past work and will encounter original theories with which they can debate and enrich their own work across a variety of topics and fields." - Sociologica Informationen zum Autor APOSTOLIS PAPAKOSTAS is Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Södertörn University, Sweden. Klappentext Examining the interplay between distrust, trust and corruption, this book maps out the social mechanisms that make actors and organizations in the public sphere perform their activities in a civilized manner. "This book is a rich and worthwhile contribution. Readers will find insightful critiques of past work and will encounter original theories with which they can debate and enrich their own work across a variety of topics and fields." - Sociologica Zusammenfassung Examining the interplay between distrust! trust and corruption! this book maps out the social mechanisms that make actors and organizations in the public sphere perform their activities in a civilized manner. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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?

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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?

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"This book is a rich and worthwhile contribution. Readers will find insightful critiques of past work and will encounter original theories with which they can debate and enrich their own work across a variety of topics and fields." - Sociologica

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• Authors: A. Papakostas, Apostolis Papakostas, PAPAKOSTAS APOSTOLIS
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.11.2012
• EAN: 9781137030412
• ISBN: 978-1-137-03041-2
• No. of pages: 205
• Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology; Palgrave Studies in European P; Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology; Palgrave Studies in European P
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology; B, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Social Theory, Political Science, Social Policy, Political Sociology, Social & ethical issues, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Sociology, general, Political Economy, Social sciences—Philosophy, Palgrave History Collection, Regional, state and other local government