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Social capital and democracy

Social capital and democracy
Social capital and democracy
Social capital is in danger of going the way of political culture—a potentially powerful concept that is given many different meanings by many different people for many different purposes. This article starts by picking out three different aspects or dimensions of the concept—norms (especially trust), networks, and consequences. It then considers three models of social capital and the forms of trust and democracy associated with them. Finally it discusses the role of voluntary associations as a foundation for social capital, arguing that their importance may be overstated in the classical Tocquevillean model of the 19th century, and that, in any case, modern democracy may be increasingly based on different forms of trust and association.
1552-3381
575-586
Newton, Kenneth
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Newton, Kenneth
17e0a529-235b-4960-824d-268f31e63d61

Newton, Kenneth (1997) Social capital and democracy. American Behavioral Scientist, 40 (5), 575-586. (doi:10.1177/0002764297040005004).

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Social capital is in danger of going the way of political culture—a potentially powerful concept that is given many different meanings by many different people for many different purposes. This article starts by picking out three different aspects or dimensions of the concept—norms (especially trust), networks, and consequences. It then considers three models of social capital and the forms of trust and democracy associated with them. Finally it discusses the role of voluntary associations as a foundation for social capital, arguing that their importance may be overstated in the classical Tocquevillean model of the 19th century, and that, in any case, modern democracy may be increasingly based on different forms of trust and association.

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Published date: 1997

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Local EPrints ID: 34505
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/34505
ISSN: 1552-3381
PURE UUID: b438c74a-1b70-4f25-b4b8-fa0af7b046dc

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Date deposited: 04 Jan 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:47

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Author: Kenneth Newton

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