|
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
|
Social Capital and Democracy
KENNETH NEWTON
University of Essex
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.
American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 40, No. 5,
575-586 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764297040005004
 CiteULike  Complore  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
|
|
 
C.-H. Lai
Reviews: NET WORK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CREATING AND SUSTAINING NETWORKS AT WORK AND IN THE WORLD Patti Anklam. Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, 288 pages
Business Communication Quarterly,
June 1, 2009;
72(2):
249 - 252.
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Uhlin
Which Characteristics of Civil Society Organizations Support What Aspects of Democracy? Evidence from Post-communist Latvia
International Political Science Review/ Revue internationale de science pol,
June 1, 2009;
30(3):
271 - 295.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. Ganapati
Critical Appraisal of Three Ideas for Community Development in the United States
Journal of Planning Education and Research,
June 1, 2008;
27(4):
382 - 399.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N. Triantafyllopoulos
Does Land Property Structure Affect Local Development Patterns? Evidence from a Greek Tourist Area
Urban Stud,
April 1, 2008;
45(4):
797 - 824.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. M. Eikenberry
Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Governance Beyond the State: Giving Circles and Challenges for Democracy
Administration Society,
November 1, 2007;
39(7):
857 - 882.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. F. Tusalem
A Boon or a Bane? The Role of Civil Society in Third- and Fourth-Wave Democracies
International Political Science Review/ Revue internationale de science pol,
June 1, 2007;
28(3):
361 - 386.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. Fahmy
Social capital and civic action: A study of youth in the United Kingdom
Young,
May 1, 2006;
14(2):
101 - 118.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. M. Uslaner and M. Brown
Inequality, Trust, and Civic Engagement
American Politics Research,
November 1, 2005;
33(6):
868 - 894.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Middleton, A. Murie, and R. Groves
Social Capital and Neighbourhoods that Work
Urban Stud,
September 1, 2005;
42(10):
1711 - 1738.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
N. Kwak, D. V. Shah, and R. L. Holbert
Connecting, Trusting, and Participating: The Direct and Interactive Effects of Social Associations
Political Research Quarterly,
December 1, 2004;
57(4):
643 - 652.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
V. Cattell
Having a Laugh and Mucking in Together: Using Social Capital to Explore Dynamics Between Structure and Agency in the Context of Declining and Regenerated Neighbourhoods
Sociology,
December 1, 2004;
38(5):
945 - 963.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Meyer and C. Hyde
Too Much of a "Good" Thing? Insular Neighborhood Associations, Nonreciprocal Civility, and the Promotion of Civic Health
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
September 1, 2004;
33(3_suppl):
77S - 96S.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Freitag
Social Capital in (Dis)Similar Democracies: The Development of Generalized Trust in Japan and Switzerland
Comparative Political Studies,
October 1, 2003;
36(8):
936 - 966.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L. Torpe
Democracy and Associations in Denmark: Changing Relationships between Individuals and Associations?
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
September 1, 2003;
32(3):
329 - 343.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. M. Uslaner and R. S. Conley
Civic Engagement and Particularized Trust: The Ties that Bind People to their Ethnic Communities
American Politics Research,
July 1, 2003;
31(4):
331 - 360.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Hooghe
Participation in Voluntary Associations and Value Indicators: The Effect of Current and Previous Participation Experiences
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
March 1, 2003;
32(1):
47 - 69.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. Johnson
Conceptual Problems as Obstacles to Progress in Political Science: Four Decades of Political Culture Research
Journal of Theoretical Politics,
January 1, 2003;
15(1):
87 - 115.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. A. Simon and C. Wang
The Impact of Americorps Service on Volunteer Participants: Results from a 2-Year Study in Four Western States
Administration Society,
November 1, 2002;
34(5):
522 - 540.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. M. Bolland and D. M. McCallum
Neighboring and Community Mobilization in High-Poverty Inner-City Neighborhoods
Urban Affairs Review,
September 1, 2002;
38(1):
42 - 69.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T. D. Lynch, C. E. Lynch, and P. L. Cruise
Productivity and the Moral Manager
Administration Society,
September 1, 2002;
34(4):
347 - 369.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. KRISHNA
Enhancing Political Participation in Democracies: What is the Role of Social Capital?
Comparative Political Studies,
May 1, 2002;
35(4):
437 - 460.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. Wollebaek and P. Selle
Does Participation in Voluntary Associations Contribute to Social Capital? The Impact of Intensity, Scope, and Type
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
March 1, 2002;
31(1):
32 - 61.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. L. HENDERSON
Selling Civil Society: Western Aid and the Nongovernmental Organization Sector in Russia
Comparative Political Studies,
March 1, 2002;
35(2):
139 - 167.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P. M. Patterson
Nonvirtue is Not Apathy: Warrants for Discourse and Citizen Dissent
The American Review of Public Administration,
September 1, 2000;
30(3):
225 - 251.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. L. Leeuw, G. H.C. Van Gils, and C. Kreft
Evaluating Anti-Corruption Initiatives: Underlying Logic and Mid-Term Impact of a World Bank Program
Evaluation,
April 1, 1999;
5(2):
194 - 219.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. M. Uslaner
Trust but verify: social capital and moral behavior
Social Science Information,
March 1, 1999;
38(1):
29 - 55.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M.B. Neace
Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: Creating Trust, Social Capital, and Civil Society
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
January 1, 1999;
565(1):
148 - 161.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. M. EASTIS
Organizational Diversity and the Production of Social Capital: One of These Groups Is Not Like the Other
American Behavioral Scientist,
September 1, 1998;
42(1):
66 - 77.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B. EDWARDS and M. W. FOLEY
Civil Society and Social Capital Beyond Putnam
American Behavioral Scientist,
September 1, 1998;
42(1):
124 - 139.
[Abstract]
|
|
|
|
|
