ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of the book. The book explores the role that social capital and interpersonal trust play in shaping collective action. It focuses on the Arab Spring uprisings, its implications stretch beyond the Arab world. The book describes a model that provides a framework through which analysts and scholars may be able to predict whom individuals will turn to when deciding to collectively act, and what tools they will ultimately use; and this model can be applied broadly to other revolutionary and non-revolutionary settings. It provides a preliminary exploration of the relationship between interpersonal trust and support for terrorism. Terrorism is not simply produced by evil men doing evil things. It is, to a certain extent, the end result of strategic decisions made by individuals who perceive a limited set of viable or efficient options necessary to achieve their goals and satisfy their preferences.
