Trust and Civil Society - by F Tonkiss & A Passey & N Fenton & L Hems (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Trust and Civil Society offers an original and accessible analysis of the meaning of 'trust' in a range of critical contexts: voluntary organizations, faith associations, the economy, the state and welfare, environmental issues and charity. Balancing theory with grounded analysis, and drawing on interdisciplinary and international perspectives, the book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates. It will be of interest to academics, students, researchers and practitioners in a range of fields.

Review Quotes

'An important contribution to a debate which is going on in many countries. It leaves us with the most difficult of questions: How does one create civil societies? How do we build trust?... understanding what this is about is a good beginning, and this book will help in the process'. - Ralf Dahrendorf, Life Peer and former Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford

'...presents a wide-ranging debate about the meaning of trust and civil society...' - John B. Harms, Contemporary Sociology

'...a highly stimulating and important collection.' - Candace J. Groudine, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quartely

About the Author

RALF DAHRENDORF Life Peer, formerly Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford PETER HALFPENNY Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Manchester DAVID HERBERT Staff Tutor, Open University, Cambridge PHIL MACNAGHTEN Lecturer, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Lancaster University FRED POWELL Professor of Applied Social Studies, National University of Ireland, Cork ADAM B. SELIGMAN Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University