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9780739105238

Social Capital and Social Citizenship

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739105238

  • ISBN10:

    073910523X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-02-04
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
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Summary

This collection brings together essays from Europe, North America, and South Africa that discuss the following issues: What is social capital? How can it be used to protect the rights of marginalized populations, such as women, racial minorities, immigrants, and the urban poor? Can social capital lead to social change?

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction
Empowering Citizens: From Social Citizenship to Social Capital ix
Sophie Body-Gendrot
Marilyn Gittell
Part I: Social Capital and Social Change
Participation, Social Capital, and Social Change
3(10)
Marilyn Gittell
Social Capital, Identity Politics, and Social Change
13(12)
Lisa J. Servon
Part II: Social Capital and Social Citizenship
Local Governance, Community Organization, and Crime: The Case of France
25(28)
Sophie Body-Gendrot
The Associative Movement and Gendered Participation: Perspectives from France and the U.K.
53(12)
Cathie Lloyd
Connecting the Community: Information as a Resource to Create Social Capital and to Enhance Community Economic Development
65(16)
Gordana Rabrenovic
Glenn Pierce
Part III: Social Capital and Participation
Transnationalism, Social Capital, and Citizen Participation: The Case of the Haitian Community in New York City
81(10)
Francois Pierre-Louis
The Challenges and Limitations of Public Participation and Civic Organization in Western Cape, South Africa
91(18)
Richard Dyantyi
Louw Liebenberg
Gaining Access to the Public Sphere: The Experience of ``Youth'' Associations in Roubaix, between Public Policies and ``Ethnic Drifting''
109(16)
Catherine Neveu
The Rhetoric and Reality of Community Involvement in Regeneration in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Comparison of New Deal for Communities and Urban Empowerment Zones
125(28)
Paul Foley
Marilyn Gittell
Kathe Newman
Part IV: Conclusion
Conclusion Constituting a Citizen: Transversal Selves, Social Capital, and the State
153(12)
Susan Saegert
References 165(16)
Index 181(4)
About the Contributors 185

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