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Palgrave Macmillan

Civilizing the Public Sphere

Distrust, Trust and Corruption

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  • © 2012

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

About this book

Examining the interplay between distrust, trust and corruption, this book maps out the social mechanisms that make actors and organizations in the public sphere perform their activities in a civilized manner.

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"This book is a rich and worthwhile contribution. Readers will find insightful critiques of past work and will encounter original theories with which they can debate and enrich their own work across a variety of topics and fields." - Sociologica

Authors and Affiliations

  • Södertörn University, Sweden

    Apostolis Papakostas

About the author

APOSTOLIS PAPAKOSTAS is Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Södertörn University, Sweden.

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