Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
"...a highly stimulating and important collection." --
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly...presents a wide-ranging debate about the meaning of trust and civil society...
-Contemporary Sociology, John B. Harms
About the Author
Fran Tonkiss is Lecturer in Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Andrew Passey is Head of Research, National Council for Voluntary Organizations.
Natalie Fenton is Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough.
Leslie C. Hems is Principal Research Associate in the Center for Civil Society Studies at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
Table of Contents
Introduction--Leslie C. Hems & Fran Tonkiss * Trust and Civil Society--Adam B. Seligman * Trust, Voluntary Association and Civil Society--Andrew Passey & Fran Tonkiss * Faith, Trust and Civil Society--David Herbet * Chapter 4:Trust, Social Capital and Economy--Fran Tonkiss * State, Welfare and Civil Society--Fred Powell * Trust, Risk and the Environment--Phil Macnaghten * Trust, Charity and Civil Society--Peter Halfpenny * Critical Perspectives on Trust and Civil Society--Natalie Fenton