The Oxford Handbook of Social and Political Trust

Eric M. Uslaner is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing, China, and an Honorary Professor of Political Science at the University of Aarhus, in Denmark. He has also been a Fulbright Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University and a Fulbright Professor of American Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author of nine books, including The Moral Foundations of Trust; Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law: The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life; Segregation and Mistrust: Diversity, Isolation, and Social Cohesion; and The Historical Roots of Corruption: Mass Education, Economic Inequality, and State Capacity, as well as more than 150 articles.

• Part I. Approaches to the Study of TrustChapter 1: The Study of TrustEric M. UslanerChapter 2: Measuring TrustPaul C. Bauer and Markus FreitagChapter 3: Social and Political Trust Kenneth Newton, Dietlind Stolle, and Sonja ZmerliChapter 4: Trust and National IdentityPatti Tamara Lenard and David MillerChapter 5: Trust and DemocracyMark E. WarrenChapter 6: Ingroup-Outgroup Trust: Barriers, Benefits, and BridgesRoderick M. KramerPart II. Where Does Social Trust Come From?Chapter 7: Biological and Psychological Influences on Interpersonal and Political TrustMatthew Cawvey, Matthew Hayes, Damarys Canache, and Jeffery J. MondakChapter 8: Trust and Participation in AssociationsPamela Paxton and Robert Ressler Part III. How Different Groups Develop Social TrustChapter 9: Ethnic Diversity and Social Trust Peter Thisted Dinesen and Kim Mannemar SønderskovChapter 10: Cultural Persistence or Experiential Adaptation? A Review of Studies Using Immigrants to Examine the Roots of TrustPeter Thisted Dinesen and Kim Mannemar SønderskovChapter 11: Trust and Minority GroupsRima Wilkes and Cary WuPart IV. Social Trust and Rational ChoiceChapter 12: Trust and Rational ChoiceKaren S. Cook and Jessica J. SantanaChapter 13: Trust Experiments, Trust Games, and SurveysRick K. WilsonChapter 14: Trust Games: Game-Theoretic Approaches to Embedded TrustVincent Buskens, Vincenz Frey, and Werner RaubPart V. Comparative Studies of TrustChapter 15: Trust in Newly Democratic RegimesNatalia LetkiChapter 16: Social and Political Trust in Developing Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin AmericaRobert Mattes and Alejandro MorenoPart VI. Outcomes of Social TrustChapter 17: Trust and the Welfare StateStaffan Kumlin, Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen, and Atle HaugsgjerdChapter 18: New Evidence on Trust and Well-BeingJohn F. Helliwell, Haifang Huang, and Shun WangChapter 19: Trust and Population Health Ichiro KawachiPart VII. Political Consequences of Social TrustChapter 20: Trust and CorruptionJong-sung YouChapter 21: Trust and Tax MoraleHo Fai Chan, Mohammad Wangsit Supriyadi, and Benno TorglerChapter 22: Social Trust and Economic GrowthChristian BjørnskovPart VIII. Political Trust: Where Does It Come From, Why It MattersChapter 23: Foundations of Political TrustOla Listhaug and Tor Georg JacobsenChapter 24: Political Trust and PolarizationMarc J. Hetherington and Thomas J. RudolphChapter 25: Economic Performance and Political TrustTom W.G. van der MeerChapter 26: Trust and ElectionsMarc HoogheChapter 27: Trust in JusticeBen Bradford, Jonathan Jackson, and Mike Hough Part IX. Trust in International RelationsChapter 28: Trust in International ActorsPaul R. Brewer, Kimberly Gross, and Timothy VercellottiChapter 29: Trust in International PoliticsBrian Christopher Rathbun

Collectively, the essays represent an interdisciplinary approach to investigating subjective measures of trust applied to society and to politics. Each essay provides a thorough review of the topic, an overview of prior research, an examination of key themes or issues, and a discussion of their implications in practice. Included in some essays are helpful figures and tables that summarize information presented in the text. All contain a list of references.