This new section collects studies on the internet, social capital, cooperative behaviors, online networks. It deals with topics like the relationship between the diffusion of the broadband, online networking, life satisfaction and the accumulation of social capital, the provision of OSS software as a public good, the role of trust in the evolution of e-commerce. Follow the link for full details.
PhD theses on social capital,
development and
related topics
This is a new tentative section aiming to collect PhD theses in
the field of social capital and related topics. ::more
This section collects all the information I acquire on graduate schools such as Phd and master programs, grants and scholarships, seminars series and so on. ::more
New: top research institutions in the field of social capital
a ranking of the top institutions in the field of social capital, computed with RePEc data on the papers included in the NEP-Soc report (New Economics Papers on Social Capital) edited by Fabio Sabatini. ::more
The panel on social capital of the First International Conference on Political Economy features both theoretical and empirical contributions that appeal to concepts and contexts of norms and networks of social relationships, and discuss their capacities and deficiencies in promoting local development and social reform. The conference will take place in Rethymno, Greece, on 10-12 September 2010. ::more
Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.
Rankings of world Universities and Departments This section collects links to web sites reporting rankings
of world universities and departments. Selected rankings are
based on criteria like research publications. ::more
Rankings of scholarly journals This section collects rankings of social science peer-reviewed journals based on some poular indexes of their impact on the scientific research. ::more
SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2009 World Report
The SIR 2009 World Report shows a ranking with more than 2000 of the best worldwide research institutions and organizations whose output surpass 100 scholarly publications during 2007. ::more
The Geography
of social capital studies This section catalogues social capital studies according to
the particular country to which the main focus is devoted. At the present time, the section is under construction.
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Africa :: Asia
:: Central America
:: China
:: Eastern Europe :: India
:: Italy
:: Latin America
:: Northern America
:: Oceania
:: United
States
:: Western Europe
