Trust and trust-making in Africa’s global connections
| Title | Trust and trust-making in Africa’s global connections |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2025 |
| Series Editor | M.M. A. Kaag, A. Thiel, and I. Tarrósy |
| Secondary Title | Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Volume | 36 |
| Date Published | 2025 |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Place Published | Leiden, Boston |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISBN Number | 978-90-04-73476-0 (paperback) 78-90-04-73477-7 (e-book) |
| Keywords | Africa, African studies, global connections, mistrust, trust |
| Abstract | Trust and Trust-Making in Africa’s Global Connections is a thought-provoking book contributing to both African Studies and the study of trust in society. The volume provides rich ethnographic insights into the ways trust and trust-making shape Africans’ global encounters. It traces empirical foundations of trust and distrust, illustrates the wide variation in manifestations of trust-building, and critically positions these observations in the contemporary moment of global polycrisis. Trust and trust-making, we show, as these critically engage with global power relations, are acting both as a catalyst of harm and a potential source of positive change. |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004734777 |
| CERES Rank | 36 |
| Citation Key | 13246 |