With the international landscape becoming increasingly marked by international conflict, tense interstate rivalries, looming diplomatic crises, and a renewed need for bilateral and multilateral cooperation on issues ranging from maritime security to nuclear responsibility, the importance of research on trust and related concepts such as distrust is hard to ignore. Yet among scholars and practitioners of diplomacy, there is significant disagreement on the value of such concepts. This International Studies Organization (ISA) roundtable brings together early-career and Ph.D. researchers to discuss the value of interdisciplinary research on trust and related concepts to diplomatic studies from within academia and from the policy and think tanks sector.
Building on the work of ConTrust, Hendrik Simon's contribution will focus on patterns of trust-building in past and present contexts and the role of norms in stabilizing international crises.
When: May 2, 5–6:30 p.m. (CEST)
Please register online for participation.