This Thing Called Trust Civic Society in Britain [Paperback]

This Thing Called Trust provides a detailed theoretical analysis of the research about trust, civic society and society capital. Stoneman uniquely provides a complementary empirical analysis which connects discussions of the individual psychology of trust with understandings of its cultural and institutional roots at more aggregate level.Introduction SECTION I: THE NATURE OF TRUST The Meaning of Trust The Role and Maintenance of Trust SECTION II: EXPLAINING TRUST Frameworks of Trust Comparative Overview: Trust and Civic Cultures Exploring Trust: A Critique SECTION III: TRUST IN BRITAIN Exploring Trust: A Quantitative Review and Trends Explaining Trust in Britain Trust and Political Behaviour The Challenge to Political InstitutionsPAUL STONEMAN is a Researcher at the Institute for Social and Technical Research, University of Essex, UK. He received his doctorate from the Department of Government, University of Essex in 2005 and went on to research the links between social capital, quality of life and usage of information communication technologies as part of the EU funded 'SOCQUIT' project.