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XVI
ISA World Congress of Sociology
The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalising World
Social
capital and social networks:
The "glue" of social development and welfare
(Capital social y redes sociales:
El "pegamento" del desarrollo social)
Spanish language session of the
XVI IZA World Congress of Sociology
Durban, South Africa, 23-29 July 2006
Organizers
Chaime Marcuello-Servós, Universidad de Zaragoza,
Spain, chaime@unizar.es
Dario Menanteau-Horta, University of Minnesota, USA, dmenante@umn.edu
Juan D. Gomez Quintero, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Subject
Bordieu (1980) defines social capital as a concept that combines
the mutual relationship of individuals with their groups as
lasting and useful linkages. More recently Putnam (2000, 19)
sustains that "social capital refers to the connections
among individuals, social networks, and the norms of reciprocity
and trustworthiness that arises from them…"
The literature on this topic has grown rapidly. International
organizations such as the World Bank (WB) and the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), among others, maintain that a
key factor for social development and national wealth appears
to be related to social capital. They illustrate the concept
of social capital as the "glue" (WB) that keeps
society together beyond the sum of tangible resources.
Despite the increasing attention devoted to the analysis
of social capital there is still a need to better define and
measure the connections between social capital and sustainable
development. There is also a need to study the relationship
between various social networks, patterns of reciprocity,
factors generating trust among individuals, and the consequences
of these elements for the entire social system. According
to this perspective social cohesion acquires an economic dimension
that appears to be more important than the simple dynamics
of supply and demand in a free market. This type of analysis,
following the sociocybernetic paradigm, may well assist and
enrich new theoretical positions and empirical research in
this area.
Kind of papers
This session, therefore, will provide an intellectual space
to discuss the following aspects related to social capital:
Theoretical and conceptual considerations
Methodological contributions and their measurements
Empirical studies
Critical reviews of current international and disciplinary
approaches
The session will aim to offer a perspective from the Spanish-speaking
world to counterbalance the Anglo-Saxon viewpoint concerning
social capital.
Type of session
Papers selected will be presented and discussed during the
session. The total time of 105 minutes will be equally distributed
among the selected papers.
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Sinópsis
Bourdieu (1980) propuso en su momento una noción
de capital social que combina la relación bidireccional
del individuo con su(s) grupo(s) de pertenencia de tal modo
que se despliegan las propiedades materiales y los vínculos
de manera duradera y útil. Más recientemente
Putnam (2000, 19) dice que, "social capital refers to
connections among individuals, social networks and the norms
of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arises form them.."
La literatura sobre el tema ha seguido creciendo. Organizaciones
internacionales como el Banco Mundial o el Programa de Naciones
Unidas para el Desarrollo, entre otras, consideran que la
clave del desarrollo social y de la riqueza de los países
parece estar relacionado con su capital social. Recurren a
este concepto de forma metafórica considerándolo
como un pegamento -Banco Mundial- que va más allá
de la mera suma de recursos tangibles.
Aunque no hay todavía un consenso establecido para
acotar todas sus dimensiones, ni características. De
hecho, la literatura al respecto crece y crece. Del mismo
modo que la necesidad de definir y medir ese núcleo
esencial del desarrollo sostenible de la economía de
cualquier sociedad. Así pues, lo que parece interesar
son las relaciones entre las diversas redes sociales, las
formas de reciprocidad que se establecen, las claves con las
que generan confianza entre sus miembros y sus posteriores
repercusiones en el resto del sistema social. La cuestión
de la cohesión social adquiere una dimensión
económica de más peso que la mera dinámica
del mercado basado en el libre juego de la oferta y la demanda.
En esto el paradigma sociocybernético permite abrir
el espectro de análisis y conceptualización,
enriqueciendo las posiciones más consolidadas.
Tipo de contribuciones
Por tanto, esta sesión quiere ser un espacio para
la presentación de los distintos aspectos del capital
social, a saber:
propuestas teóricas sobre el concepto,
aportaciones metodológicas para su medida,
trabajos empíricos
así como cuestionamientos, críticas y
revisiones al planteamiento generalizado de capital social.
Es una sesión pensada para aportar desde el mundo
hispanohablante los complementos que el "excesivo"
enfoque anglosajón ha ido dejando en la cuestión
del capital social.
Tipo de sesión
Cada uno de los trabajos aceptados para presentar en la
sesión contará con un tiempo de exposición
y otro de debate posterior. El tiempo total será de
105 minutos, distribuido por igual para cada uno de los trabajos
seleccionados.
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