Trust Research In International Relations

An international and multidisciplinary network of researchers exploring and examining the concept of trust and related concepts within the discipline of IR.

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David Morris also in attendance.

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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.

https://t.co/uguJ3sBfBh

https://t.co/5JTU3NLJaD

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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.

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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!

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David Morris was also present!

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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.

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Adrian Gallagher and Catherine Jones also in attendance.

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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.

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David Morris (Independent scholar) and Nina Frohme (Aberystwyth University) were also in attendance.

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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!

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David Morris also in attendance.

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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!

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Catherine Jones (St. Andrews) and Aneta Manuilova also present.

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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!

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Also present: Cath Jones (St. Andrews); Jenny Ratcliffe (Coventry); Susana Borges (Coimbra); Dan N Mitchum (Lancaster); David Morris (Independent).

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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!

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We had an excellent presentation from, and discussion with, @WheelerICCS and @CervasioChiara on their fantastic work with Mark Saunders, where they are developing a model to capture the process from distrust to trust and applying it to the 1998-1999 Lahore Peace Process.

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David Curran (Coventry University) and Lucia Frigo (Royal Holloway) will also be present!

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A few of our members will be presenting at #BISA2025 in Belfast this week!

If you are at the conference and interested in anything trust-related, do head over to hear our fantastic friends present their work.

Also, happy 50th anniversary to @MYBISA!

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Catherine Jones, David Morris, Susana Borges and Nina Frohme also in attendance.

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We had a great gathering today, where we touched base on the research the group has been conducting this year and what they have planned for the future. It was good to celebrate successes (publications) and share frustrations over work-in-progress and grant applications!