Resent research has identified the existence of social networks as a common and important
denominator in cases where different stakeholders have come together to effectively deal …

An interdisciplinary interrogation of primary evidence linking social capital and mental health
sought to establish:(1)'quality of evidence'(assessed in terms of study design, methods used …

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Sociological Association Winner of the 2019 Political Economy of World System (PEWS) …

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Conventional models of clientelism often assume poor voters have little or no choice over
which local broker to turn to for help. Yet communities in many clientelistic settings are …

Social and economic changes around the globe have propelled increasing numbers of
people into situations of chronic waiting, where promised access to political freedoms, social …

Three perspectives on the efficacy of social capital have been explored in the public health
literature. A 'social support'perspective argues that informal networks are central to objective …

In the discussion of the sources of social capital, it has been stressed that generalized trust
is built up by the citizens themselves through a culture that permeates the networks and …

The proposition that natural resources need protection from the destructive actions of people
is widely accepted. Yet communities have shown in the past and increasingly today that they …

The idea of social capital has enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence in both the
theoretical and applied social science literature over the last decade. While lively debate …