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Democracy and Trust (Hardcover)
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Surveys suggest an erosion of trust in government, among
individuals, and between groups. Although these trends are often
thought to be bad for democracy, the relationship between democracy
and trust is paradoxical. Trust can develop where interests
converge, but in politics interests conflict. Democracy recognizes
that politics does not provide a natural terrain for robust trust
relations, and so includes a healthy distrust of the interests of
others, especially the powerful. Democratic systems
institutionalize distrust by providing many opportunities for
citizens to oversee those empowered with the public trust. At the
same time, trust is a generic social building block of collective
action, and for this reason alone democracy cannot do without
trust. At a minimum, democratic institutions depend on a trust
among citizens sufficient for representation, resistance, and
alternative forms of governance. Bringing together social science
and political theory, this book provides a valuable exploration of
these central issues.
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