Trust has been the subject of empirical and theoretical inquiry in a range of disciplines, including sociology, economics, psychology, philosophy, public policy

Confidence in American government has been declining for three decades. Leading Harvard scholars here explore the roots of this mistrust by examining the govern

With increasingly divergent views and commitments, and an all-or-nothing mindset in political life, it can seem hard to sustain the level of trust in other memb

The problem of trust in social relationships was central to the emergence of the modern form of civil society and much discussed by social and political philoso