The article explores the concept of trust and its relevance to conflicts and their solution. In
conflicts, threat perceptions are a driving force for action. Trust fulfills a psychological need …

ABSTRACT The East Asian peace has lasted since 1979, but regional and global rivalries,
unresolved historical grievances, and new nuclear weapons threaten its continuation. In …

The challenge of building trust between states that have a history of conflict and acrimony
has attracted the attention of scholars in the field of International Relations for several …

Lack of trust is one of the most fundamental problems in the three provinces in the South of
Thailand. There is no trust among civilian people, insurgents, news reporters and …

Trust/distrust is a key concept in explaining the chaotic essence of international relations. In
recent years, many observers have expressed their deep concerns on the deterioration of …

Summary South Korean President Park Geun-hye introduced the political vision and
philosophy of trustpolitik in 2011. The policy aimed at building trust through promise keeping …

In the rich and evolving research of trust, there are two opposite theoretical approaches. One
in the tradition of Alexis de Tocqueville (1835), Robert Putnam (1993), Francis Fukuyama …

This introductory article to the special issue on 'Trust and Mistrust in Contemporary
Japan'lays out key trust concepts used in social science research. It then turns towards the …

This article focuses on the concept of trust and its implications for democratic governance in
South Korea. Trust is an elusive concept that is often discussed using such synonyms as …

With more attention to the study of trust, interpreting trust in different disciplines and sciences
is becoming increasingly complex, so is the controversy about it. One of the most concerned …