ABSTRACT
The concluding chapter of the book does not deal with the other chapters in detail but rather addresses some general themes that cut across them and help us reflect what research on trust has achieved and could achieve in International Relations. It will first discuss the concept, then the theories, and finally the empirical findings of the chapters. The chapter ends with some words on the potential research agenda ahead. It concludes that research on trust has become more prevalent in International Relations and we already have much sharper conceptual and theoretical tools and a broader scope of empirical knowledge than 20 years ago.
