On Distrust in Democracy
Campus Westend / Gebäude "Normative Ordnungen" Max-Horkheimer-Str. 2, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DeutschlandIn the face of a widely diagnosed “crisis of democracy” calls for more trust and social cohesion are getting widespread. However, in what sense is democracy a matter of trust? Might distrust and skepticism not also have their place in the world of democratic politics – and if so, what exactly should these attitudes be […]
Trust and Conflict: Taking Stock and looking ahead
Campus Westend / Gebäude "Normative Ordnungen" Max-Horkheimer-Str. 2, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DeutschlandConTrust Final Conference* We will use this conference as an opportunity to look back on four years of research within the ConTrust initiative. What ideas have we developed? What empirical findings have we made? What interdisciplinary methodologies have been developed? More importantly, however, we want to look ahead. What research avenues do we see opening […]