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Social regeneration is about the transformative processes that,
through institutional choices that embody cooperation and
inclusion, develop opportunities and capabilities for weak
categories, and transversally for society. The challenge of social
regeneration can be addressed, in part, through organisational
solutions increasingly identified with social economy
organisations, since they are characterised by a social objective,
cooperation and inclusive democratic governance. Besides the
organisational element, Social Regeneration and Local Development
provides a new perspective on interacting socio-economic factors,
which can work in synergy with the social economy organisations
model to promote and sustain social regeneration and well-being.
Such elements include civic engagement and social capital, the
nature of the welfare system, the use of physical assets in urban
and rural areas, leadership, technology, and finance. By analysing
organisational and contextual elements, this book offers an
institutional perspective on how socio-economic systems can reply
to challenges such as social and environmental degradation,
financial crises, immigration, inequality, and marginalisation.
Once again, unfettered capitalism has failed. Promises for global
prosperity and peace have given way to a world of deep recession,
social upheaval and political instability. Once again, mainstream
economics has proved its inadequacy. Despite its technical rigour
and mathematical virtuosity, it failed dramatically to respond to
the current crisis. Why is this so? Mainstream economics turns a
blind eye to society. By assumption, it maims its analyses by
wiping away what makes us what we are. There is pressing need for a
critical discussion and new ideas. We therefore turn to the
insightful and stimulating work of Pierre Bourdieu. Arguably one of
the major sociologists ever, he was also a major 'economist'. Yet
his works on the economy have received only scant attention,
especially from economists, be they 'mainstream' or 'heterodox'.
Bourdieu helps to take a broader view and enrich our scientific
imagination. By including dimensions of power, intuitive behaviour
and social structures within the scope of his analysis, he provides
for an alternative foundation of economics, based on an integrated,
interdisciplinary theory. For the first time, this volume fills
this gap in economics by featuring state-of-the-art research and
experts from different social science disciplines. This book
constitutes a first step, and hopes to become a milestone. The book
offers an innovative outlook and a unique source for social
scientists of all fields, particularly economists and sociologists,
who wish to engage in the study of Bourdieu and his economics with
a view to developing a more pertinent theory. It will also
constitute a useful reference for university students and
administrators who would like to explore the economy from a
Bourdieusian perspective.
This volume provides a collection of critical new perspectives on
social capital theory by examining how social values, power
relationships, and social identity interact with social capital.
This book seeks to extend this theory into what have been largely
under-investigated domains, and, at the same time, address
long-standing, classic questions in the literature concerning the
forms, determinants, and consequences of social capital. Social
capital can be understood in terms of social norms and networks. It
manifests itself in patterns of trust, reciprocity, and
cooperation. The authors argue that the degree to which and the
different ways in which people exhibit these distinctively social
behaviours depend on how norms and networks elicit their values,
reflect power relationships, and draw on their social identities.
This volume accordingly adopts a variety of different concepts and
measures that incorporate the variety of contextually-specific
factors that operate on social capital formation. In addition, it
adopts an interdisciplinary outlook that combines a wide range of
social science disciplines and methods of social research. Our
objective is to challenge standard rationality theory explanations
of norms and networks which overlook the role of values, power, and
identity. This volume appeals to researchers and students in
multiple social sciences, including economics, sociology, political
science, social psychology, history, public policy, and
international relations, that employ social capital concepts and
methods in their research. It can be seen as a set of new
extensions of social capital theory in connection with its themes
of social values, power, and identity that would advance the
scholarly literature on social norms and networks and their impact
on social change and public welfare.
Social regeneration is about the transformative processes that,
through institutional choices that embody cooperation and
inclusion, develop opportunities and capabilities for weak
categories, and transversally for society. The challenge of social
regeneration can be addressed, in part, through organisational
solutions increasingly identified with social economy
organisations, since they are characterised by a social objective,
cooperation and inclusive democratic governance. Besides the
organisational element, Social Regeneration and Local Development
provides a new perspective on interacting socio-economic factors,
which can work in synergy with the social economy organisations
model to promote and sustain social regeneration and well-being.
Such elements include civic engagement and social capital, the
nature of the welfare system, the use of physical assets in urban
and rural areas, leadership, technology, and finance. By analysing
organisational and contextual elements, this book offers an
institutional perspective on how socio-economic systems can reply
to challenges such as social and environmental degradation,
financial crises, immigration, inequality, and marginalisation.
Once again, unfettered capitalism has failed. Promises for global
prosperity and peace have given way to a world of deep recession,
social upheaval and political instability. Once again, mainstream
economics has proved its inadequacy. Despite its technical rigour
and mathematical virtuosity, it failed dramatically to respond to
the current crisis. Why is this so? Mainstream economics turns a
blind eye to society. By assumption, it maims its analyses by
wiping away what makes us what we are. There is pressing need for a
critical discussion and new ideas. We therefore turn to the
insightful and stimulating work of Pierre Bourdieu. Arguably one of
the major sociologists ever, he was also a major 'economist'. Yet
his works on the economy have received only scant attention,
especially from economists, be they 'mainstream' or 'heterodox'.
Bourdieu helps to take a broader view and enrich our scientific
imagination. By including dimensions of power, intuitive behaviour
and social structures within the scope of his analysis, he provides
for an alternative foundation of economics, based on an integrated,
interdisciplinary theory. For the first time, this volume fills
this gap in economics by featuring state-of-the-art research and
experts from different social science disciplines. This book
constitutes a first step, and hopes to become a milestone. The book
offers an innovative outlook and a unique source for social
scientists of all fields, particularly economists and sociologists,
who wish to engage in the study of Bourdieu and his economics with
a view to developing a more pertinent theory. It will also
constitute a useful reference for university students and
administrators who would like to explore the economy from a
Bourdieusian perspective.
The economics of social institutions has been a well-established
research field for over a century, one that continues to expand and
to develop new areas of investigation. Here Professor Davis and Dr
Christoforou bring together in one easily accessible volume the
most significant contributions by leading figures in this area. The
volume provides a comprehensive review of the origins and
development of the economics of social institutions and addresses
the main theoretical and policy concerns that have occupied
scholars and researchers. With an insightful original introduction
by the editors, this collection is a key resource which will make
an invaluable contribution to advancing future thinking in this
evolving area of study.
This volume provides a collection of critical new perspectives on
social capital theory by examining how social values, power
relationships, and social identity interact with social capital.
This book seeks to extend this theory into what have been largely
under-investigated domains, and, at the same time, address
long-standing, classic questions in the literature concerning the
forms, determinants, and consequences of social capital. Social
capital can be understood in terms of social norms and networks. It
manifests itself in patterns of trust, reciprocity, and
cooperation. The authors argue that the degree to which and the
different ways in which people exhibit these distinctively social
behaviours depend on how norms and networks elicit their values,
reflect power relationships, and draw on their social identities.
This volume accordingly adopts a variety of different concepts and
measures that incorporate the variety of contextually-specific
factors that operate on social capital formation. In addition, it
adopts an interdisciplinary outlook that combines a wide range of
social science disciplines and methods of social research. Our
objective is to challenge standard rationality theory explanations
of norms and networks which overlook the role of values, power, and
identity. This volume appeals to researchers and students in
multiple social sciences, including economics, sociology, political
science, social psychology, history, public policy, and
international relations, that employ social capital concepts and
methods in their research. It can be seen as a set of new
extensions of social capital theory in connection with its themes
of social values, power, and identity that would advance the
scholarly literature on social norms and networks and their impact
on social change and public welfare.
This book addresses the role of social capital in promoting rural
and local development. The recent financial and economic crises
have exposed the European Union (EU) to an increased risk of social
exclusion and poverty, which are now at the heart of its economic,
employment and social agenda with explicit reference to rural and
marginal areas (Europe 2020). The authors' work from the notion
that rural development is not imposed from the 'outside', but
depends also on endogenous factors, namely local cultural and
ecological amenities, eco-system services, and economic links with
urban areas which expand rural opportunities for innovation,
competitiveness, employment and sustainable development. Social
capital is of paramount importance because it helps build networks
and trusting relations among local stakeholders in the public and
private spheres, and supporting the enhancement of governance of
natural resources in rural areas
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