Bridges in social capital: A review of the definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers

Akçomak, Semih (2009). Bridges in social capital: A review of the definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers. UNU-MERIT.

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  • Author Akçomak, Semih
    Title Bridges in social capital: A review of the definitions and the social capital of social capital researchers
    Publication Date 2009
    Publisher UNU-MERIT
    Abstract There has been a recent surge of interest in social economics and social capital. Articles on social capital that are published in the last five years constitute more than 60 percent of all articles on social capital. Research on social capital is now massive and spans sociology, economics, management, political science and health sciences. Despite this interest there is still not a consensus on the definition and the measurement of social capital. This paper argues that this is due to lack of interaction between disciplines. The social capital of social capital researchers is low between disciplines. Different from other theories of capital, social capital theory has concurrently been developed by various disciplines and as such, advancements in social capital research could only be achieved by conducting crossdisciplinary research.
    Keyword Capital
    Social capital
    Co-authorship network
    JEL A13
    Z1
    Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT
    Copyright Year 2009
    ISSN 1871-9872
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