Trust in a Polarized Age

Trust in a Polarized Age

Americans today don't trust each other and their institutions as much as they once did, fueling destructive ideological conflicts and hardened partisanship. In Trust in a Polarized Age, political philosopher Kevin Vallier argues that to build social trust and reduce polarization, we must streng...

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Main Author: Vallier, Kevin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2020.
Subjects:
Political sociology > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Trust > United States.
Polarization (Social sciences) > Political aspects > United States.
Civil society > United States.
Civil society
Political culture
Political sociology
Trust
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Trust in a Polarized Age
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the companion website
  • Introduction: Trust and Polarization
  • 1. Must Politics Be War Here and Now?
  • 2. Social and Political Trust: Concepts, Causes, and Consequences
  • 3. Civil Society and Freedom of Association
  • 4. The Market Economy
  • 5. The Welfare State
  • 6. Against Egalitarianism
  • 7. Democratic Constitutionalism
  • 8. Elections and Process Democracy
  • Epilogue: How Is Trust Restored?
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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