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Home Page > Digital libraries > XVI ISA World Congress of Sociology

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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