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Modern institutions between trust and fear: elements for an interpretation of legitimation through expertise

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  • Sandro Busso

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The article deals with the ambiguous relation between fear and expertise, and examines how it affects institutions’ legitimation. In contemporary societies the so-called expert systems can be considered as powerful trust creators. However their power can also cause fear, as their control over the majority of everyday life tasks can have a “disabling” effect on lay people. This double-edged role deeply influences the relation between citizens and institutions, the latter considerably relying on expertise in order to be perceived as rational actors. Fear, therefore, can be considered as a central element in determining the legitimacy of institutions in modern societies. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Sandro Busso, 2014. "Modern institutions between trust and fear: elements for an interpretation of legitimation through expertise," Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, Springer;Fondazione Rosselli, vol. 13(2), pages 247-256, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:minsoc:v:13:y:2014:i:2:p:247-256
    DOI: 10.1007/s11299-014-0153-9
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    1. Jayde Cahir, 2013. "Balancing Trust and Anxiety in a Culture of Fear," SAGE Open, , vol. 3(2), pages 21582440134, April.
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    1. Mario Cedrini & Marco Novarese, 2015. "The challenge of fear to economics," Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, Springer;Fondazione Rosselli, vol. 14(1), pages 99-106, June.

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