Trust and Distrust

摘要: Peace scholars and conflict theorists alike have long recognized the vital role that trust plays in facilitating constructive relationships, both within between interdependent groups nations (Kahn & Zald, 1990). Trust has been shown, for example, to facilitate willingness of or work toward more cooperative solutions their problems. Keywords: trust; distrust; suspicion; cooperation; conflict; category-based trust; graduated reciprocal initiatives tension reduction (grit); social capital; procedural competence