Democracy & Civic Health
Trust in a Polarized Age
By Kevin Vallier
A philosopher’s argument for how liberal democratic institutions can rebuild social trust, more academic in register and useful for practitioners engaging policy or academic audiences.
Book
2020

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A philosopher’s argument for how liberal democratic institutions can rebuild social trust, more academic in register and useful for practitioners engaging policy or academic audiences.

About the Author

Kevin Vallier is a professor at the University of Toledo and director of research at its Institute for American Constitutional Thought and Leadership. He earned his PhD from the University of Arizona and has served as co-principal investigator on a $2.5 million Templeton Foundation grant studying cooperation across moral and religious differences.
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Book

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Kevin Vallier

Year

2020

Topic

Democracy & Civic Health

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