An international and multidisciplinary network of researchers exploring and examining the concept of trust and related concepts within the discipline of IR.
Joined January 2022
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We had a great conversation this month, first catching up on recent and current work, then shifting to a discussion of the challenges of writing to word counts, before talking about the interplay between trust at the institutional and interpersonal levels!
In our first meeting back since the summer, we caught up on some of our group's new publications, their work in progress and future research and conference plans.
Congratulations to @WheelerICCS and @Prof_MHolmes
on the publication of their new work:
academic.oup.com/book/63162
We had a good discussion this week around policy engagement, specifically how we can connect our research on trust and related concepts in IR to future "Calls for Evidence" on multilateralism and the UK's role in a changing international environment.
We had a great discussion with @MatteoFuoli about his recently published co-authored book on trust, discourse and the Enron corruption case.
A lot of excellent findings around the role of trust management.
Well worth a read.
www-cambridge-org.bham-ezpro…
osf.io/ngdhx/overview
We had a fascinating discussion this month with @WheelerICCS, @vckeating and @sarahfoxhistory
about the challenges of book writing.
Our conversation got away from us, and we ran over, forgetting our usual photo (again!). Never mind, we had a good time.
We had a fascinating discussion this month with @DrDavidJWilcox about his work-in-progress with @jonpettifer1 on unpacking norms and (dis)trustworthiness in the context of peace negotiations.
Our discussion got so in-depth that it ran over, and we forgot our usual photo!
We had a great discussion this month on publishing in the context of REF, exploring the opportunities and challenges for trust researchers in IR at this time.
We also continued our conversation about developing grant bids, both small and large, individually and collectively.
We had a great catch up, talking about the challenges of book and article writing, particularly the all-important theory chapters/sections, where balancing and connecting relevant IR and trust scholarship can be a challenge.
It was great to share experiences, tips and advice.
It was great to start 2026 by catching up with some of our members and hearing about their current and future plans around trust research in international relations.
We look forward to catching up with the rest of our network over the coming weeks.
Wishing them all the best!
In our last meeting of 2025, we had a relaxing discussion with @DrDavidJWilcox about his book project, situated at the intersection of official and unofficial diplomacy and trust.
Best of luck to David, and we look forward to seeing the project develop!
We had a great discussion this morning with @sarahfoxhistory and @DrEszterSimon about their emerging interdisciplinary project (History and IR) examining trust and confidence.
We hope they received a lot of helpful feedback for their future grant applications.
Best of luck!
We had a great "problem-solving" session yesterday, talking through several challenges that members are facing with their research on trust (and related concepts), from analyzing interviews to developing grant applications.
Great to have a supportive community of researchers!
