Civil society and social capital
Essential readings
Stolle, D., Rochon, T. (1998). Are All Associations Alike? Member Diversity, Associational Type, and the Creation of Social Capital. American Behavioral Scientist 42 (1), 47-65.
Associational memberships have become the indicator of choice for examining the formation and...
Knack, S. (2003). Groups, Growth and Trust: Cross-Country Evidence on theOlson and Putnam Hypotheses. Public Choice 117, 341–355.
Olson (1982) and Putnam (1993) provide sharply conflicting perspectives on the impact of private...
Wollebaek, D., Selle, P. (2002). Does Participation in Voluntary Associations Contribute to Social Capital? The Impact of Intensity, Scope, and Type. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31 (1) 32-61.
Voluntary associations are often ascribed a fundamental role in the formation of social capital....
Important readings
Stolle, D., Hooghe, M. (eds) (1998). Generating Social Capital: Civil Society and Institutions in Comparative Perspective. New York, Palgrave MacMillan.
Social capital--networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust--is...
Knack, S., Keefer, P. (1997). Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation. Quarterly Journal of Economics 112 (4): 1251-1288
This paper presents evidence that “social capital” matters for measurable economic...
Reading list archive
Hooghe, M., Stolle, D. (Eds) (2004). Generating Social Capital: Civil Society and Institutions in Comparative Perspective. New York: Palgrave
Social capital - networks of civic engagements, norms of reciprocity, and attitudes of trust - is...
Huntoon, L. (2001). Government use of nonprofit organizations to build social capital. Journal of Socio-Economics 30 (2), 157-160.
This paper discusses the government use of nonprofit organizations to build social capital....
Hustinx, L., Van den Bosch, D., Delcour, C. (2012). Money Makes the World Go Round: Voluntary Associations, Financial Support, and Social Capital in Belgium. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. DOI:0899764012451662
In the current debate on social capital, a key issue relates to the growing popularity of more...
Iglič, H. (2010). Voluntary Associations and Tolerance: An Ambiguous Relationship. American Behavioral Scientist 53 (5), 717-736.
In the debate on social capital, it is usually assumed that membership in voluntary associations is...
Kesler, C., Bloemraad, I. (2010). Does Immigration Erode Social Capital? The Conditional Effects of Immigration-Generated Diversity on Trust, Membership, and Participation across 19 Countries. Canadian Journal of Political Science 43 (2), 319-347.
Abstract. This article is an attempt to qualify existing evidence that increasing diversity is...
Mondal, A. H. (2001). Social capital formation: The role of NGO rural development programs in Bangladesh. Policy Sciences 33, 459-475.
Social capital can be generated by the expectations of the rural poor who are victimized by...
Morris, M. (2010). The challenges of creating social capital and increasing community participation in a diverse population: Implications for theory, policy and practice based on a case study of a Canadian housing co-operative
This is a case study about building social capital and increasing community participation across...
Paxton, P. (2007). Association Memberships and Generalized Trust: A Multilevel Model Across 31 Countries. Social Forces 86, 47-76
This paper presents a large-scale, comprehensive test of generalized trust across 31 nations. I...
Satyanath, S., Voigtländer, N., Voth, J. (2017). Bowling for fascism: social capital and the rise of the Nazi party. Journal of Political Economy, forthcoming.
Social capital is often associated with desirable political and economic outcomes. This paper...
Saurugger, S. (2007). Democratic ‘Misfit’? Conceptions of Civil Society Participation in France and the European Union. Political Studies 55, 84–404.
The European Union’s attempts to improve its democratic character increasingly often lead to...
Schachter, H. L. (2011). Reflections on Political Engagement and Voluntary Association Governance. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 40 (4), 703-719.
This article explores the nexus between political engagement and voluntary association member...
Small, M. L. (2004). Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Villa Victoria examines how of a group of low-income Puerto Rican migrants with little formal...
Titeca, K. Vervisch, T. (2008). The Dynamics of Social Capital and Community Associations in Uganda: Linking Capital and its Consequences. World Development 36 (11), 2205-2222
Social capital does not always promote democratic practices, but has different effects at different...
Van Deth, J. W. (2010). Participation in Voluntary Associations: Dark Shades in a Sunny World? American Behavioral Scientist 53 (5), 640-656.
The benevolent consequences of social capital are clearly related to membership in voluntary...
Wang, L., Graddy, E., (2009). Social Capital, Volunteering, and Charitable Giving. Voluntas 19 (1), 23-42.
This paper explores the impact of social capital—measured by social trust and social networks...
