Social Capital Gateway Newsletter
Every week the latest news on
social capital in your email 		fb Find us on
Facebook
Edited by Fabio Sabatini
Department of Economics
University of Siena
..................................................................................................................................................................................................
Social Capital Gateway
Home | News & events | Books | Papers | PhD theses | Web sites | Data | Researchers | About | The editor | Grad schools| Ita
..................................................................................................................................................................................................

................................

The editor
SCG is edited by
Fabio Sabatini, Research Fellow in Economics...
:: More

About this site
SCG is a personal, nonprofit, not fundend initiative...
:: More

Social Capital Resources

Reading List
Readings for the
study of social capital

New: Archive of the new papers on social capital published in 2008 l

News & Events
Conferences,
seminars, call for papers and other news

New books on social capital and related topics

PhD theses on development, social interactions and related topics

Websites
Websites for the study of social capital, development and related topics

Social Scientists
A directory of social scientists interested
in Social Capital

Resources for
Social Sciences

Working papers
Resources to search
for economics and sociology working papers

Databases
and E-Journals
To find journal articles in social sciences

Rankings
University, journals and departments rankings

Social Sciences
Departments
and Universities
all over the world

Useful Links
National and international Organizations
and Institutions

Contact
Fabio Sabatini

................................


................................

  
Home Page > New books on social capital > Dario Castiglione

The Handbook of Social Capital
Edited by Dario Castiglione, Jan W. van Deth, and Guglielmo Wolleb

Description
  • The most comprehensive overview of a key concept in the social sciences
  • Essential refernence for all those interested in the topic
  • Multi-disciplinary perspective
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.

The authors

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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^

 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^
 
Newsletter
Subscribe to the Social Capital Gateway newsletter
.......................................

.......................................

Academic rankings
Rankings of world universities and departments.

Rankings of scientific journals in Business, Business & Finance, Economics, Political Science, Social Psychology, Sociology.

Upcoming conferences

Sustainable Regional Growth and Development in the Creative Knowledge Economy, in Jönköping, Sweden, August 2010.

Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Annual Conference in San Diego, CA, August 2010.

Brazilian Workshop of the Game Theory Society, São Paulo, Brazil, August 2010.

Beyond the Crisis. First International Conference in Political Economy, in Rethymno, Greece, September 2010.

International Conference on Applied Business & Economics, in Coruña, Spain, September 2010.

From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature: Rethinking Economic Growth, in Venice, Italy, September 2010.

Open Days – European Week of Regions and CitiesBrussels, Belgium, October 2010.

Social Capital and Sustainable Development, Izmir, Turkey, October 2010.

Perspectives on Unemployment, in Nuremberg, Germany, November 2010.

Making Innovation Work for Society: Linking, Leveraging and Learning, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2010.

Brucchi Luchino Labour Economics Workshop, in Padua, Italy, November 2010.

Other Events on
social capital and related topics

Other resources for social sciences

Working papers

Databases and E-Journals

Social sciences departments

Useful links
.......................................
..................................................................................................................................................................................................
Social Capital Gateway
Edited by Fabio Sabatini
Department of Economics, University of Siena