Whom to Trust? The Politics of Religious and Ethnic Trust in Africa

• In Event: Trust and Cultural Norms in Africa

Brief Overview

This article uses an original survey conducted in five states in Nigeria to examine how histories of conflict shape in-group trust. Importantly, we examine variation within in-group trust; something that is not well-documented in the African context.

Authors

• Jacob Lewis, Penn State University, the Behrend College

• John F. McCauley, University of Maryland-College Park