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Overview

Eric M. Uslaner is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the social sciences and computer science fields.

Their research contributions cover various subfields, including demography, sociology and political science, and information systems. This multidisciplinary focus reflects an interest in understanding social structures and systems through diverse analytical lenses.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Corruption and Economic Development
  • Economic Growth and Development

These themes indicate a significant engagement with how cultural and economic factors influence development and the role corruption plays in economic outcomes. Their work intersects with issues of governance and socio-economic progress.

There are no records of frequent co-authors or specific recurring publication venues listed, and no detailed information about individual papers is available from the recent data. Similarly, no book publications or awards have been noted.

Eric M. Uslaner's scholarly profile is characterized by their involvement in both theoretical and empirical studies within social sciences and computer science, with a particular focus on developmental and economic issues from a sociopolitical perspective.

Best Publications

  • The Moral Foundations of Trust

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • ALL FOR ALL Equality, Corruption, and Social Trust

    Bo Rothstein;Eric M. Uslaner

  • Inequality, Trust, and Civic Engagement

    Eric M. Uslaner;Mitchell Brown

  • The Moral Foundations of Trust: Subject Index

    Unknown

  • Producing and Consuming Trust

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Social Capital, Television, and the "Mean World": Trust, Optimism, and Civic Participation*

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Trust and corruption

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Where You Stand Depends Upon Where Your Grandparents Sat The Inheritability of Generalized Trust

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Social Capital and Participation in Everyday Life

    Paul Dekker;Eric M. Uslaner

  • “Bands of Others”? Attitudes toward Muslims in Contemporary American Society

    Kerem Ozan Kalkan;Geoffrey C. Layman;Eric M. Uslaner

  • Civic Engagement and Particularized Trust: The Ties that Bind People to their Ethnic Communities

    Eric M. Uslaner;Richard S. Conley

  • Trust, Civic Engagement, and the Internet

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Democracy and Trust: Democracy and social capital

    Unknown

  • Trust, Democracy and Governance: Can Government Policies Influence Generalized Trust?

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • The decline of comity in Congress

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Segregation and Mistrust: Diversity, Isolation, and Social Cohesion

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Trust and growth

    Oguzhan C. Dincer;Eric M. Uslaner

  • Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law: The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Religion and Civic Engagement in Canada and the United States

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Social capital and the net

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Civil Society Development and Democratic Values in Romania and Moldova

    Gabriel Bădescu;Paul Sum;Eric M. Uslaner

  • Trust, Diversity, and Segregation in the United States and the United Kingdom1

    Eric M. Uslaner

  • Volunteering and social capital : How trust and religion shape civic participation in the United States

    Eric M. Uslaner

Frequent Co-Authors

Bo Rothstein
Bo Rothstein University of Gothenburg
Benno Torgler
Benno Torgler Queensland University of Technology
Jesse Rothstein
Jesse Rothstein University of California, Berkeley
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama Stanford University
Gary C. Jacobson
Gary C. Jacobson University of California, San Diego
John L. Sullivan
John L. Sullivan University of Minnesota
B. Dan Wood
B. Dan Wood Texas A&M University
Geoffrey C. Layman
Geoffrey C. Layman University of Notre Dame

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