Trust in the face of uncertainty: a qualitative study of intersubjective trust and risk

International Review of Sociology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 130-144

  Frederiksen, Morten ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

interview study; Niklas Luhmann; risk; trust; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902649550     PISSN: 03906701     EISSN: 14699273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2014.894335     Document Type: Article

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