Most leading crime theories and crime‐control policies are based on the assumption that
people are self‐interested. But recent work in a variety of fields has challenged this …

This study not only shows that the empirically well-established negative relationship
between residential diversity and trust in neighbors holds for the case of Germany, but goes …

Studies of the creation of social trust and social capital indicate that informal social contact
has a positive effect. Some studies find that uncorrupt public institutions have positive effects …

While the cognitive, behavioural and emotional aspects of trust are widely investigated
within trust research, the relational character of trust remains underdeveloped. Nonetheless …

Using an instrumental variable approach, we analyze survey data to untangle the
relationship between social and political trust in contemporary China. We find strong …

Most studies on ethnic diversity and social trust rely on the standard measure of generalized
trust. This study complements existing work on this topic by examining the effect of diversity …

Understanding the role of culture in corporate governance has become a subject of growing
importance. Today, no institutional analysis of corporate governance systems would be …

Robert Putnam's 'hunkering down'thesis regarding the negative effect of ethnic diversity on
trust and willingness to participate in collective life launched an ongoing debate concerning …

In the Netherlands, topics related to social cohesion, such as various aspects of participation
and trust, are prominently on the political agenda. The bottom line is a widespread feeling …

The present study examines the tele-cocooning hypothesis in the context of general trust
using a nationally representative survey of Japanese youth. We find that although frequency …