Poverenje kao preduslov za održanje manjina i prihvatanje manjinskih identiteta
Trust as a precondition of the survival of minorities and the acceptance of minority identities

Summary/Abstract: The notion and meanings of trust. Trust as a cultural precondition of democratic order belongs to the man’s second nature. The significance of universal values for the foundation of trust. The relation of reliability, risk, expectance and trust. Disappointment in trust. Trust as moral obligation. Two kinds of human obligations: obligations stemming out of body movement and impersonal obligations. Trust between citizens and authorities and trust between citizens themselves, coming out of their differences. Mistrust in political and societal life. Prejudice and stereotypes toward others and different ones and trust. Trust in pre-modern and modern societies. The significance of trust for political culture. I-functions of importance for trust: empathy, dialogue, tolerance and distance. National homogeneity as an articulation of mistrust to minorities. The significance of autonomy for maintaining minority identities.

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