Social Capital

The Handbook of Political, Social, and Economic Transformation ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198829911.003.0073 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 642-645

Author(s):

Kenneth Newton

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Trust ◽

Political Trust ◽

Social Engineering ◽

Top Down ◽

Democratic Government ◽

State Institutions ◽

Government Institutions ◽

Intractable Problems ◽

Social Traps

Social capital, which is built upon trust, social networks, and the coordination of collective action, is said to be the glue binding society together and the lubricant that facilitates frictionless democratic government. General social trust—trust in strangers and people unlike ourselves—helps to breed political trust and vice versa, and together they help to build and maintain democratic government, the norms of civic engagement, and confidence in government institutions. This chapter examines the theoretical and practical problems to be resolved. Do the causal arrows run upwards from individuals to institutions or downwards from institutions to individuals? If the bottom-up approach is accepted, then social engineering must concentrate on raising levels of education and wealth. The top-down approach requires building state institutions that are impartial, corruption-free, and transparent. Either way, the intractable problems of bootstraps and social traps must be solved.

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Homeland Political Trust Among Emigrants: The Case of Finland-Swedes

Frontiers in Political Science ◽

10.3389/fpos.2021.642037 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Isak Vento

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Treatment Effects ◽

Social Trust ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Political Trust ◽

Endogenous Factors ◽

State Institutions ◽

Average Treatment ◽

Average Treatment Effects

How does emigrating affect one's political trust for their native country's political and state institutions? This question is increasingly relevant as a result of growing migration in the wake of globalization and the willingness to widen electoral laws and channels for participation to also include emigrated citizens in homeland politics. Despite the research conducted on homeland politics and voting from abroad in political science, the question of homeland political trust among emigrants has not been given sufficient attention. This could be seen as surprising from the perspective of trust research, which has exhaustively analyzed political and social trust. This paper seeks to map the effect of migration on political trust by comparing the trust in Finnish political and state institutions of emigrated Swedish-speaking Finns, also known as Finland-Swedes, and Finland-Swedes living in Finland. The Finland-Swedes are a resourceful minority with a sizeable diaspora, which in relative terms is comparable to nations with a renowned diaspora. The paper analyzes the political trust of migrants and residents with two high quality random surveys and using two methods, linear regression and propensity score matching, with analysis of average treatment effects to counter potential endogeneity of political trust and migrating citizens. The analyses show emigrants have on average significantly higher homeland political trust. Comparing the linear regression analysis and the average treatment effects after matching we get similar results, although the linear regression analysis that controls for potentially endogenous factors seems to somewhat exaggerate the effect of migration.

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Examining political participation in Lithuania: The direct and mediated effects of social trust

Baltic Journal of Political Science ◽

10.15388/bjps.2019.9-10.8 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 41-71

Author(s):

Teodora Gaidytė ◽

Jasper Muis

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Political Participation ◽

Social Trust ◽

Political Trust ◽

European Social Survey ◽

Civic Culture ◽

Core Element ◽

National Elections ◽

Mediated Effects ◽

The Social

This article investigates the effects of social trust, both direct and mediated – via internal and external efficacy – on different forms of political participation in post-communist Lithuania. The relationship between social trust and participation features prominently in the social capital and civic culture literature, but little empirical evidence exists that supports it, especially in post-communist democracies. We use the Lithuanian National Elections Study 2012 to test our hypotheses and replicate our analysis with the European Social Survey waves of 2014 and 2016. Our results show that social trust increases turnout, because it is related to a sense of external efficacy, which in turn enhances the likelihood that people vote. There is, however, no association between social trust and being involved in other institutionalised politics, namely, working for a political party. Interestingly, we find a positive indirect effect for non-institutionalised political participation: social trust increases external efficacy, which in turn enhances protest behaviour. Overall, however, social trust does not lead to more protesting, because the former is at the same time positively related to political trust, which seems to decrease, rather than increase non-institutionalised participation. In sum, our findings demonstrate that explanations for political participation based on the core element of social capital – social trust – work out differently for different forms of political participation.

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Social capital and fiscal performance in India during 1991-2012

International Journal of Social Economics ◽

10.1108/ijse-12-2016-0378 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 187-204

Author(s):

Soumyananda Dinda

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Turnover Rate ◽

Social Trust ◽

Principal Component ◽

Political Trust ◽

Public Affairs ◽

High Turnover ◽

Content Type ◽

Fiscal Performance ◽

People Participation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between social capital and fiscal performance using provincial sub-national state-level data in India during 1991-2012. Fiscal performance in India is based on social trust on fiscal institutions that emphasizes mainly social need for economic development. Design/methodology/approach People participation in public affairs or simply vote turnover in general election in India is taken to measure social trust on fiscal institution. Applying principal component analysis, the author constructs social capital index and examines the said relation also. Models are estimated using panel data techniques. Findings Strong social capital reduces fiscal deficits. As one percent vote turnover rate rises, fiscal deficit reduces by 2.6-2.8 percent during 1991-2012. The empirical findings suggest that social capital indirectly controls the fiscal performance of the elected government. The results are robust to a number of control variables. Originality/value The strong political trust is established through high turnover rate and vote share in the election for formation of government that creates the platform for sound fiscal policy decisions.

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Making and Breaking Social Capital

Comparative Political Studies ◽

10.1177/0010414004273203 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 339-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 268

Author(s):

Staffan Kumlin ◽

Bo Rothstein

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Welfare State ◽

Social Trust ◽

Welfare States ◽

Causal Mechanism ◽

Social Programs ◽

Quality Of Democracy ◽

State Institutions ◽

The Empirical Analysis

Since the debate about the importance of social capital and civil society for the quality of democracy began, Scandinavia has caused problems. Observers have been bewildered by an allegedly paradoxical coexistence of a wealth of social capital and extensive welfare-state arrangements. Some theorize that large welfare states make engagement in voluntary associations unnecessary, making the production of social capital more difficult. However, empirical research shows Scandinavia to have comparatively high levels of social capital. To solve this paradox, the authors address how the causal mechanism between variation in the design of welfare-state institutions and social capital works. The empirical analysis, based on Swedish survey data, suggests that the specific design of welfare-state policies matters for the production of social capital. Contacts with universal welfare-state institutions tend to increase social trust, whereas experiences with needs-testing social programs undermine it. The policy implication is that governments, by designing welfare-state institutions, can invest in social capital.

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Model Pembelajaran Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa

PHILANTHROPY Journal of Psychology ◽

10.26623/philanthropy.v3i2.1622 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 110

Author(s):

Suwarno Suwarno

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Academic Success ◽

Service Learning ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

School Effectiveness ◽

Social Trust ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Learning Model ◽

Committee Report ◽

The Impact

Abstract. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) learning model to improve student learning outcomes. This research is important because the lecture learning model makes learning meaningless so it impacts on low learning outcomes. This research uses quasi experiment using control class and experimental class. Respondents in this study were students of class X SMK 8 Semarang Academic Year 2017/2018. Sample selection using random sampling, class X1 is used as a control class and X2 is an experimental class. The experimental class was given an intervention by learning Teams Games Tournaments (TGT), while the control class used lecture learning. The effectiveness of the model was measured by the student test analysis method. then analyzed by completeness test and average difference test. The findings of this study are the learning outcomes of experimental class students achieving better learning outcomes than classes using the lecture method.Keywords: Learning Model, Teams Games Tournaments (TGT). Students Daftar Pustaka Bofota, Y. B., & Bofota, Y. B. (2017). The impact of social capital on children educational outcomes : the case of Tanzania The impact of social capital on children educational outcomes : The case of Tanzania.Cahuc, P., Shleifer, A., & Algan, Y. (2014). Teaching Practices and Social Capital. (6052).Catts, R., & Ozga, J. (2015). What is Social Capital and how might it be used in Scotland ’ s Schools ? (36).Flint, N. (2017). Full report Schools , communities and social capital : building blocks in the ’ Big Society ’ Contents.Goddard, R. D. (2016). Relational Networks , Social Trust , and Norms : A Social Capital Perspective on Students ’ Chances of Academic Success. 25(1), 59–74.Eddy Prasongko, 2017. Team Game Tournament. Bandung. Jawa BaratEndang Poerwanti, dkk. 2008. Asesmen Pembelajaran SD. Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan NasionalHargreaves, A. (2015). School Social Capital and School Effectiveness. 37, 119–136.Kurnia, Inggridwati. dkk. 2018. Perkembangan belajar peserta didik. Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan NasionalPurwanto. M Ngalim. 2015. Psikologi Pendidikan. Bandung: PT Remaja RosdakaryaSiddiq, M. Djauhar. 2018. Pengembangan Bahan Pembelajaran SD. Jakarta: Direktorat Jendral Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen Pendidikan Nasional.Sugiyono, 2005. Metode Penelitian Kuantitatif, Kualitatif dan Rn D, Bandung AftabetaLash, D., & Belfiore, G. (2017). 5 Essentials in Building Social Capital Report 4 of the MyWays Student Success Series. (October).Mikiewicz, P., Jonasson, J. T., Gudmundsson, G., Blondal, K. S., & Korczewska, D. M. (2011). Comparative research between Poland and Iceland.Schlesselman, L., Borrego, M., Bloom, T. J., Mehta, B., Drobitch, R. K., & Smith, T. (2015). An Assessment Of Service-Learning In 34 US Schools Of Pharmacy Follow Up On The 2001 Professional Affairs Committee Report. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 79(8). https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe798116

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Social Capital and the Development of Political Support in Europe

10.1093/oso/9780198793717.003.0004 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Marc Hooghe ◽

Anna Kern

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Basic Assumption ◽

Voluntary Associations ◽

Political Trust ◽

European Social Survey ◽

Political Support ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Social Survey ◽

The One ◽

Democratic Norms

This chapter evaluates the claim that the decline of legitimacy is due to a decline of social capital. The idea that voluntary associations play an important role in establishing social cohesion and political support is a traditional insight in the field of political sociology. The basic assumption is that voluntary associations function as a training ground for democracy, where citizens involved acquire democratic norms and skills that they subsequently apply in their relation with the political system. If this argument is correct, political support should be at least partly influenced by citizens’ participation in civil society organizations. Using European Social Survey data from 2006 and 2012 the authors demonstrate that there is a clear and significant correlation between social involvement on the one hand and satisfaction with the working of democracy and political trust on the other, which largely survives the introduction of a range of control variables.

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The Bridging Activity of Multiracial Congregations

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel10030204 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 204

Author(s):

Edward Polson ◽

Rachel Gillespie

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Ethnic Diversity ◽

Social Trust ◽

Ethnic Composition ◽

Religious Congregations ◽

Bridging Social Capital ◽

Service Programs ◽

Multiracial Congregations ◽

The Relationship ◽

Racial Ethnic

The growing diversity of U.S. communities has led scholars to explore how racial/ethnic diversity effects social capital, civic engagement, and social trust. Less is known about the relationship between diversity and the work of community-based organizations (CBOs). In this study, we examine how the racial/ethnic composition of one ubiquitous type of CBO, religious congregations, is related to measures of organizational bridging social capital. Analyzing data collected through a census of congregations in one Midwestern county, we explore the relationship between racial/ethnic diversity and the bridging activity of religious congregations. We find that multiracial congregations are more likely to be involved with externally focused service programs, tend to support a larger number of programs, and report more interorganizational collaborators than other congregations. Our findings suggest that multiracial congregations can provide a valuable resource for increasingly diverse communities and civil society.

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The Perceived Impact of Social Networking Sites and Apps on the Social Capital of Saudi Postgraduate Students: A Case Study

Future Internet ◽

10.3390/fi13010020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Abdulelah A. Alghamdi ◽

Margaret Plunkett

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Civic Participation ◽

Social Trust ◽

Political Engagement ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact

With the increased use of Social Networking Sites and Apps (SNSAs) in Saudi Arabia, it is important to consider the impact of this on the social lives of tertiary students, who are heavy users of such technology. A mixed methods study exploring the effect of SNSAs use on the social capital of Saudi postgraduate students was conducted using a multidimensional construct of social capital, which included the components of life satisfaction, social trust, civic participation, and political engagement. Data were collected through surveys and interviews involving 313 male and 293 female postgraduate students from Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) in Makkah. Findings show that male and female participants perceived SNSAs use impacting all components of social capital at a moderate and mainly positive level. Correlational analysis demonstrated medium to large positive correlations among components of social capital. Gender differences were not evident in the life satisfaction and social trust components; however, females reported more involvement with SNSAs for the purposes of political engagement while males reported more use for civic participation, which is an interesting finding, in light of the norms and traditional culture of Saudi society.

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Perekayasaan Sosial Pembuatan Akses Jalan Usaha Tani di Subak Gunung Kangin Desa Bangli Kecamatan Baturiti Kabupaten Tabanan

Jurnal Agribisnis dan Agrowisata (Journal of Agribusiness and Agritourism) ◽

10.24843/jaa.2018.v07.i02.p15 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 316

Author(s):

I GEDE JULI KRISTINA PUTRA ◽

I KETUT SURYA DIARTA ◽

NI WAYAN SRI ASTITI

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Relations ◽

Social Engineering ◽

Engineering Process ◽

Mutual Cooperation ◽

The Road ◽

Personal Approach ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Internal Change ◽

Agent Of Change

Social Engineering of Making Agricultural Road Access in Subak Gunung Kangin Bangli Village Baturiti Subdistrict Tabanan Regency Social engineering of making agricultural road access in Subak Gunung Kangin is an effort to overcome the problem of the road that is less good. The success of making access to agricultur roads is interesting to examine by looking at aspects of social capital that support and social engineering processes. The purpose of research to determine social capital owned by subak and social engineering process. The research location is located in Subak Gunung Kangin, Bangli Village, Baturiti Subdistrict, Tabanan Regency. The analytical method used is qualitative descriptive. The results showed that social capital owned by subak supports social engineering (1) trust; The existence of trust among subak members, subak with kerama adat, subak with road initiator and subak with outsiders; (2) social value; The value of togetherness, the value of mutual cooperation, and the value of volunteerism; (3) social networks; The existence of social relations with karma adat, outsiders and local government. While the social engineering process of making agricultural road access is seen from social engineering indicators; (1) cause of internal changes due to lack of access to roads and external changes of opportunity; (2) agent of change is the initiator of the road; (3) target of internal change is subak and external are external; (4) channel of internal change is paum subak and external is negotiation with outsiders; And (5) strategy of change is a personal approach.

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Trust in the Workplace: The Role of Social Interaction Diversity in the Community and in the Workplace

Business & Society ◽

10.1177/0007650315611724 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 378-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Victor Cui ◽

Ilan Vertinsky ◽

Sandra Robinson ◽

Oana Branzei

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Interaction ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Social Trust ◽

Two Cultures ◽

The Two Cultures ◽

Collectivistic Cultures ◽

Capital Development ◽

The Impact

Extending the literature on social capital development in the community, this article examines the impact of diverse social interactions (in the community and the workplace) on the development of social trust in the workplace, and investigates whether their effects differ in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Using survey data collected in Canada and China, the authors find that the diversity of one’s social interactions in the community is positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, and this relationship is not significantly different between the two cultures. Diversity of one’s social interactions in the workplace is also positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, though only in collectivistic cultures.

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