Institutional vigilance operates alongside rather than against interpersonal trust

Evidence

The belief in the need for civility and trust is consistent with the republican emphasis on the necessity of vigilance. Republican vigilance involves going through the motions of personal distrust, with a view to keeping the authorities on their toes, and is consistent with maintaining a high level of trust. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism, 1299

Categorization

• SEED: Angles toward ‘vigilance against the state is compatible with, even expressive of, civic trust among citizens’.
• XREF: connects to: Vigilance is performative distrust that coexists with deep general trust; Vigilant distrust of authorities can coexist with high general trust. — Philip Pettit, Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and…, 1299; Trust and distrust can be institutionally interlocked without undermining each other (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Trust and distrust can be institutionally interlocked without undermining each other #corroborates (0.90)
• Institutions substitute for the need to trust in risky interactions #complicates (0.79)
• Institutional safeguards precede trustworthiness, which precedes trust #qualifies (0.72) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 849