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Trust, distrust and security: An untrustworthy immigrant in a trusting community
journal contribution
posted on 2019-06-27, 10:08 authored by Ali BilgicAli Bilgic, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjorv, Cathy WilcockIn security studies, there is an unquestioned assumption of a linear link between trust and security. However, such assumption neglects complex identity dynamics that can be involved in trust-building discourses for engendering security. This article contributes to the literature on trust, security, and identity in International Relations (IR) by making a case for a conceptual focus on the formation of particularized distrust towards “the other” as a corollary to trust and security of “the self”. It is argued that in the construction of a political community where security is associated with trust, particularized distrust can also be promoted through institutional discourses – strengthening the “trusting we” by constructing “the other” who can challenge social trust and feelings of security associated with it. The argument is illustrated through critically examining a state level narrative in Norway in relation to “the other”, that is, immigrant. Through this illustrative example, mutual constitutiveness of trust and distrust in a self/other discursive construction will be shown.
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School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Politics and International Studies
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Political PsychologyVolume
40Issue
6Pages
1283 - 1296Citation
BILGIC, A., HOOGENSEN GJORV, G. and WILCOCK, C., 2019. Trust, distrust and security: An untrustworthy immigrant in a trusting community. Political Psychology, 40 (6), pp.1283-1296.Publisher
WileyVersion
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© International Society of Political PsychologyPublisher statement
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: BILGIC, A., HOOGENSEN GJORV, G. and WILCOCK, C., 2019. Trust, distrust and security: An untrustworthy immigrant in a trusting community. Political Psychology, 40 (6), pp.1283-1296, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12613. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Acceptance date
2019-06-17Publication date
2019-09-15Copyright date
2019ISSN
0162-895XPublisher version
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