Abstract
ERLACS – European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies is an Open Access, scientific journal. It publishes peer-reviewed articles in English and Spanish. Contributions reflect substantial empirical research and/or are theoretically innovative with respect to major debates within social science research (understood in the broadest sense, including history and economics) on Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to research articles, ERLACS includes 'Explorations' (a section in which new themes are presented and new debates are stimulated), review essays, book reviews, and film reviews. Articles are published online soon after they have been accepted.Sign up for our newsletter and read our latest issue!Special Collections:Venezuela's crisis from global perspectivesElite and popular responsed to a left in crisisMega-projects, contentious action, and policy change in Latin America ERLACS – Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe es una revista científica de Acceso Abierto. Difunde artículos bajo la revisión de pares en inglés y español. Las contribuciones reflejan la investigación empírica sustancial y/o son teóricamente innovadoras con respecto a los grandes debates dentro de la investigación social (en el sentido más amplio, incluyendo la historia y la economía) en América Latina y el Caribe. Además de los artículos de investigación, ERLACS incluye 'Exploraciones' (una sección en la que se presentan los nuevos temas con el fin de estimular nuevos debates), ensayos de reseña, reseñas de libros, y críticas de cine. Los artículos se publican en línea poco después de haber sido aceptados.¡Suscríbase a nuestro boletín de noticias y lea nuestro último número!Números especiales:Venezuela's crisis from global perspectivesElite and popular responsed to a left in crisisMega-projects, contentious action, and policy change in Latin America
Highlights
The first time Cristian migrated from Guatemala to the United States, he was the victim of a crime
“I think I learned not to trust now...or at least, I learned how to pay attention,” he told me as we had an ice cream in the plaza, “but you have to understand, I needed to know where to go, where to get off the bus, and how far away the United States was...you just cannot avoid talking to people.”
In this article I have advanced the way we approach the concept of trust by showing in a non-experimental setting how people make on-the-spot decisions about whether to trust strangers
Summary
The first time Cristian migrated from Guatemala to the United States, he was the victim of a crime. After crossing the river that divides Guatemala from Mexico, he rode a combi (a 10-passenger bus) from the border to the nearest town, Palenque. He was only nineteen and feeling very anxious. He sat in a 2 | ERLACS No 111 (2021): January-June window seat with his bag on his lap. Inside it he had a change of clothes, some cash, and – most importantly – his hairdressing tools. “I think I learned not to trust now...or at least, I learned how to pay attention,” he told me as we had an ice cream in the plaza, “but you have to understand, I needed to know where to go, where to get off the bus, and how far away the United States was...you just cannot avoid talking to people.”
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