Trust in World Politics Reading and Discussion Group Symposium

'From Fear to Nuclear Learning: Historical and Psychological Perspectives on Trust and Distrust in the Cuban Missile Crisis'

Thursday 19th June 2008

Main Hall
International Politics Building
Aberystwyth University

Written documents based on the presentation can be found on the Trust-building in Nuclear World's publications page.

A video of the symposium is available here.

Programme

Chair: Professor Ken Booth, Aberystwyth University

Jan Ruzicka & Vincent Keating Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University	Introduction
Dr Alex Gillespie Department of Psychology, University of Stirling	'Dynamics of trust and mistrust: an analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis'
Professor Len Scott Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University	'How to lose friends but influence people: losing and building trust in the Cuban Missile Crisis'
Professor Nicholas J Wheeler Director, DDMI	Discussant

The Trust in World Politics Reading and Discussion Group was established in Aberystwyth University in the autumn of 2007 and meets on a regular basis during term time to discuss readings by different researchers working on trust. It also provides a forum for doctoral and post-doctoral students working on trust/distrust to present ideas from their research. Additionally, the group has a visiting speaker programme and organises seminars which bring together researchers working on trust from a range of disciplines.