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| Globalisation and Local Development |
The Conference is organized by the University of Trento and the OECD LEED Programme, and will be held in Trento from 9 to 11 October 2008.
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Sport and Social Capital, by Matthew Nicholson and Russell Hoye.
Institutions for Social Well Being. Alternatives for Europe, edited by Lilia Costabile.
Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law: The Bulging Pocket Makes the Easy Life, by Eric Uslaner.
What does "European citizenship" mean to Europeans?, Flash Eurobarometer Survey No. 213.
Civic Engagement and Civic Attitudes in Cross-National Perspective, Special Issue of Policy Studies edited by Marc Morjé Howard and Dietlind Stolle.
Social Capital, Networks and Economic Development, by María Semitiel García.
Exploring Unseen Social Capital in Community Participation. Everyday Lives of Poor Mainland Chinese Migrants in Hong Kong, by Sam Wong.
Social Capital and Challenges of Development in Latin America and East Central Europe, by Ryszard Zukowski.
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| Latest papers |
Bartolini, S., Bilancini, E. and M. Pugno, Did the Decline in Social Capital
Depress Americans’ Happiness?
Akçomak, I. Semih & ter Weel, Bas, The Impact of Social Capital on Crime: Evidence from the Netherlands.
Judith K. Hellerstein & Melissa McInerney & David Neumark, Measuring the Importance of Labor Market Networks.
Leonardo Becchetti & Alessandra Pelloni & Fiammetta Rossetti, Relational Goods, Sociability, and happiness.
Christian Ghiglino & Sanjeev Goyal, Keeping up with the neighbours: social interaction in a market economy.
Frans van Winden & Mirre Stallen & K. Richard Ridderinkhof, On the Nature, Modeling, and Neural Bases of Social Ties.
Lorenz Goette & Alois Stutzer, Blood donations and incentives: evidence from a field experiment.
Fershtman, Chaim & Gneezy, Uri & Hoffman, Moshe, Taboos: Considering the Unthinkable.
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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.
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| Postgraduate programs and scholarships |
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.
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PhD Program in Economics, Markets and Institutions, Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca. The deadline for applications is 5 December 2008.
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| Next conferences |
Behavioral Labor Economics, in Bonn, Germany, 17-18 October 2008.
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Religion and Civil Society, in The Hague, Netherlands, 24-25 October 2008.
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Labour, Institutions And Growth
in a Global Knowledge Based Economy, in Rome, 6-8 November 2008.
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Behavioral and Experimental Economics, in Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-15 November 2008.
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Economic Growth 2008, in Baku, Azerbaijan, 4-5 December 2008. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 15 October 2008.
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"Brucchi Luchino" Labour Economics Workshop, Bologna, Italy 11-12 December 2008. The deadline for submitting a paper is 30 September 2008.
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The Dynamics of Knowledge and Innovation
in Knowledge-Intensive Industries, in Moncalieri, Italy, 18-19 December 2008. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 October 2008.
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Child Poverty and Disparities: Public Policies for Social Justice, in
Cairo, Egypt, January 2009. The deadline for proposal submission is 16 November 2008.
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Methodological Challenges in Cross-National Participation Research, in The Hague, Netherlands, 16-17 January 2009. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 13 October 2008.
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Mobilizing Social Capital in a World with AIDS, in Worcester, Massachussets, February 2009. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 September 2008.
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Third Sector Organizations in CEE Countries, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5-6 February 2009. The deadline for abstract submission is November 1st, 2008.
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Evolution, Behavior and Organizations, in Jena, Germany, 21-23 April 2008. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 31 October 2008.
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The Pursuit of Happiness, in Saratoga Springs, NY, 24-26 April 2009. The deadline for submitting a paper is 15 October 2008.
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European Conference on Intellectual Capital, in Harlem, The Netherlands, 28-29 April 2009. The deadline for abstract submission is 7 October 2008.
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Islamic Economics: An Institutional Economic Perspective, in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 2009. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 31 October 2008.
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Not only social capital
Rankings of world Universities and Departments
This section collects links to web sites reporting rankings
of world universities and departments. Selected rankings are
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The Geography
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This section catalogues social capital studies according to
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Upcoming conferences
Network Modelling and Economic Systems, in Lisbon, Portugal, October 2008.
Behavioral Labor Economics, in Bonn, Germany, October 2008.
The Role of Co-operatives in Sustaining Development
and Fostering Social Responsibility, in Riva del Garda, Italy, October 2008.
The Economics of Corruption, in Passau, Germany, October 2008.
Citizen Participation and Democratic Engagement, in Bristol, UK, October 2008.
Partnerships for Social Inclusion, in Melbourne, Australia, October 2008.
Labour, Institutions And Growth
in a Global Knowledge Based Economy, in Rome, November 2008.
Arts, Culture and Public Sphere. Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociologic Perspectives, in Venice, November 2008.
Gender and Corruption in Development Cooperation, in Eschborn, Germany, November 2008.
The social impact of sport governance & management, in Milan, November 2008.
Behavioral and Experimental Economics, in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2008.
The Economic Child:
Behavioral Economics and Game Theory with Children, in Milan, Italy, January 2009 .
Mobilizing Social Capital in a World with AIDS, in Worcester, Ma, February 2009.
Evolution, Behavior and Organizations, in Jena, Germany, April 2009.
European Conference on Intellectual Capital, in Harlem, April 2009.
The Pursuit of Happiness, in Saratoga Springs, NY, April 2009.
New Directions in Welfare, Oxford, UK, June 2009.
Transformation, Innovation and Adaptation for Sustainability.
Integrating Natural and Social Sciences, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2009.
Other Events on
social capital and related topics
Other resources for social sciences
Working papers
Databases and E-Journals
Social sciences departments
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