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Edited by Dario Castiglione, Jan W. van Deth, and Guglielmo Wolleb
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- The most comprehensive overview of a key concept in the social sciences
- Essential refernence for all those interested in the topic
- Multi-disciplinary perspective
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Social capital is a relatively new concept in the social sciences. In the last twenty or so years it has come to indicate that networks of social relationships represent a 'resource' for both the individual and society, since they provide support for the individual and facilitate collective action. Although this is not an entirely new idea, the more systematic way in which social capital captures such an intuition has created a new theoretical paradigm and helped to develop a series of innovative research programmes in politics, economics, and the study of human well-being. The concept has gained currency beyond academia, extending its influence to political and policy-making circles at local, national, and international levels. It has also affected the way in which social surveys are conceived and public policies assessed. As the idea of social capital has spread, the literature about it has increased exponentially. After twenty years of rapid expansion it is time for a more considered and critical assessment of how the original concept has been adapted and refined, and how successful its application has been. The Handbook of Social Capital intends to do precisely that. It offers a state-of-the-art view of discussions about the concept of social capital and the way in which it has been applied in empirical research.
The organization of the Handbook reflects this intention by focusing on conceptual development and analysis in the first part; by identifying two main areas of research in which social capital has favoured the development of new and influential research programmes - political participation in democratic societies, and economic development; and by exploring the more normative and policy oriented consequences of social capital. All chapters comprising the volume were specifically written for the Handbook by some of the main experts in the fields. The book provides authoritative and innovative introduction to the study of social capital. |
Readership: Scholars and students of political science, sociology, business studies, and economics.
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Edited by Dario Castiglione, Reader in Political Theory, University of Exeter,
Jan W. van Deth, Professor of Political Science and International Comparative Social Research, University of Mannheim, and
Guglielmo Wolleb, Professor of Economics,, University of Parma
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