Person

Russell Hardin

Political theorist of trust as encapsulated self-interest, cooperation dilemmas, and institutional credibility.

Why this matters

Hardin reframes trust as judgment under constraint—not warmth, but warranted reliance.

book

Hardin, Russell. *Trust and Trustworthiness*. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2002.

Book

Why Participation Becomes Possible

How people become willing to participate with one another under uncertainty—beliefs, actions, outcomes, and the trust cycle.