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Draft chapters
for my book in progress,
Segregation and Mistrust (under advance contract to
Cambridge University Press) where I argue that it is
segregation, not diversity, that drives down trust. I
examine theoretical linkages on contact theory and data from the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and
Australia.

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- In 2011 he was
named one of the top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy
Business Behavior by
Trust Across America.
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His new book in
progress, Segregation and Mistrust: Diversity, Isolation,
and Social Cohesion (under contract to Cambridge
University Press) challenges the argument that diversity
drives down trust and altruistic deeds. Rather, it is
segregation and the lack of diverse ties that leads people
to be less trusting. See the book prospectus and
several papers on the
diversity/segregation page.
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Uslaner teaches
courses in American politics (especially on Congress and
Congressional elections), social capital, and institutional
design.
Uslaner is frequently
quoted in the press (see the summary of his work on trust in
the Washington Post's
"Unconventional
Wisdom" column on June 27, 1999 and the earlier
Post
story on trust in January, 1996). He talked about trust
in other people on the "Chip Franklin Show" on WMAL radio, the
ABC-owned newstalk station in Washington, D.C., on June 28,
1999. To listen to the radio interview using
Real
Player, click
here.
He also discussed The Moral Foundations of Trust
on NPR's program
On Point
with Tom Ashbrook (produced by
WBUR Boston) on December 30, 2002. Click
here
to listen to the program.
KEYNOTE SPEECHES: Uslaner has
spoken widely about his work, giving keynote speeches in
Australia, Bangladesh, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Norway, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. He has
also been an invited speaker in Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, New
Zealand, Serbia, and the Ukraine.
Uslaner has also
given talks sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in
Bangladesh, India, Japan, Laos, Mexico, the Maldives, Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia.
And he is the proud husband of Debbie and even prouder father
of Avery (click
here to see them on their whale-watching exhibition in Australia
and Avery's favorite pasttime), a rising senior majoring in
Biology (and definitely NOT Political Science) at
Colorado College.
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