Reports...
Assist Social Capital Flier26th Nov 2011
“Social capital is the glue that holds societies together and without which there can be no economic growth or human well-being.” ...more
6. What is Educational Entrepreneurship?
8th Nov 2011
What is Educational Entrepreneurship?...more
Communities of Practice and Governments
8th Nov 2011
Communities of Practice and Governments...more
The Missing Link in School Reform
7th Nov 2011
The Missing Link in School Reform...more
Learning from Innovation and Change Management in Glasgow Secondary Schools
7th Nov 2011
Learning from Innovaiton and Change Management in Glasgow Secondary Schools...more
Building social capital among students in preparation programs—lessons from the UTAS University Preparation Program
6th Nov 2011
Building social capital among students in preparation programs—lessons from the UTAS University Preparation Program...more
Making Sense of Social Capital Theory through the Lens of Adult Learning
6th Nov 2011
Making Sense of Social Capital Theory...more
Social Capital in Economics, Trade and Migration
11th Jul 2011
There is increasing evidence that trade at the macro level is influenced by social capital --a common property resource whose value depends on the level of interaction between people. While most work on social capital is microeconomic, social capital has implications for the effect of trade and migration, economic reform, regional integration, new technologies which affect how people interact, security, and more....more
Social Media's Effect on World Economy
4th Jul 2011
Any economy can be either good or bad from an individual’s point of view. There must be a force, which can supersede one economic phase over others. In the current global economy, social media is the driving force. It’s not only because it has changed the whole concept of online marketing, but it also has been providing millions of job opportunities since 2009 both online and offline....more
If you’re searching for the big society, here’s where you may find it
4th Jul 2011
It is the Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam, the man who ten years ago delivered the bad news, who has now given us the good news. Social capital, once thought lost, has been found again, at least in the US. Putnam is perhaps best known for the phrase he used to describe the individualism afflicting ageing western democracies. Noting that more Americans than ever are going ten-pin bowling, but fewer are joining bowling clubs and leagues, he coined the phrase "Bowling Alone". It summed up an era. ...more
About the Great British Class Survey
23rd May 2011
It's said that the British are obsessed with class, but does the traditional hierarchy of ‘working’, ‘middle’ and ‘upper’ class really exist anymore? And does social class even matter in 21st century Britain? Professor Mike Savage explains what The Great British Class Survey aims to find out....more
Poverty, Social Capital, Parenting and Child Outcomes in Canada
27th Apr 2011
We begin by reviewing the literature on families, poverty and child outcomes, paying particular attention to three distinct themes that are relevant to child outcomes: the effect of long-term poverty, the Family Stress Model, and the role of neighbourhood social capital....more
Lone Mothers of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Children
27th Apr 2011
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Social Capital World Forum II Report
28th Feb 2011
In October 2010, leading experts and practicioners from the public, private and NGO sectors came together in Dornbirn, Austria for the 2nd Social Capital World Forum to consolidate and strengthen a global network of social capital practitioners and explore opportunities to work collaboratively....more
Big Society: Beware The Unintended Consequences
28th Feb 2011
Big Society: Beware The Unintended Consequences...more
Confident Families in Cohesive Communities
28th Feb 2011
Confident Families in Cohesive Communities...more
Klimat:Activ
4th Jan 2011
Presentation by Stephan Flickl at SCWF 2010...more
Kairos & Social Capital
4th Jan 2011
Martin Strele's presentation at SCWF 2010...more
Office of Future Related Issues
4th Jan 2011
Manfred's presentation at SCWF 2010...more
Dorfservice - Strengthening Community Based Services
4th Jan 2011
Dorfservice SCWF 2010...more
Assist Social Capital
4th Jan 2011
ASC presentation at SCWF 2010...more
From Dynamic Growth to Social Capital Forum
4th Jan 2011
From Dynamic Growth to Social Capital Forum...more
Gipuzkoa Sarean
4th Jan 2011
Gipuzkoa Sarean (Networking Gipuzkoa)...more
7. Earth project aims to 'simulate everything'
29th Dec 2010
An international group of scientists are aiming to create a simulator that can replicate everything happening on Earth ...more
Gaming can make a better world
29th Dec 2010
A video cast by Jane Mcgonigal on her ambition to save the world one online game at a time! ...more
1. The Role of ICT in Building Communities and Social Capital
29th Dec 2010
This paper by the Australian Government’s Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts examines the debate around the impact of ICT...more
A Matter of Trust
27th Nov 2010
A Matter of Trust...more
Beyond GDP
27th Nov 2010
Beyond GDP...more
Community Resilience in Disasters
27th Nov 2010
Community Resilience in Disasters...more
The Real Wealth of Nations
27th Nov 2010
Human Development Report (HDR...more
The New Strategic Direction Eplained: Council Services to be delivered very differently in the future.
15th Nov 2010
Suffolk County Council’s New Strategic Direction (NSD) is about people coming together to get Suffolk through the crisis that will be generated by public spending cuts. It is also about developing a different way of working that will see the role of the council change in the long term....more
World Urban Campaign
30th Oct 2010
The World Urban Campaign...more
'Big Society' facilitators are found within communities
26th Sep 2010
A new study aims to add weight to the 'big society' concept by pinpointing the people and networks that could help to deliver the local movement. ...more
Out of Many One
7th Jun 2010
What must we do as leaders to create an atmosphere where High Performance Teams can develop and flourish? We must first allow for space and time for our Airmen to connect in order to increase our organization social capital....more
Outside-in: investment in social capital strengthens Colombian Protected Areas
6th Jun 2010
Patrimonio Natural is employing a novel approach to strengthen the management of protected areas in Colombia, known as “outside-in”: land-use and management actions outside park borders, usually taken to satisfy human needs for food, water, fuel, and wood, are starting to work at cross-purposes to conservation goals....more
Language As Social Capital
12th May 2010
According to sociologist Robert Putnam, an individual's social capital (which includes social ties and social networks) affects the productivity of an individual and is related to status in society. Language is a form of social capital, and societies view languages in different ways...more
The Creation & Destruction of Social Value
12th May 2010
There are two sides to the Social Value Equation – the creation of social value and the destruction of social value. ...more
Making Good Society
8th May 2010
A recent report by the Carnegie UK Trust into the state of the UK and Irelands Civil Society activities finds that while thriving in terms of numbers of organisations there is a need to foster conditions that strengthen it and foster the right conditions for a healthy civil society. ...more
Citizen Power in Peterborough
8th May 2010
Citizen Power in Peterborough, argues for a civic rather than a consumerist approach to public services and tackling social challenges....more
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT: WHY SCOTLAND?
21st Feb 2010
THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT: WHY SCOTLAND? by David McCrone Talk given to the Annual Seminar of the BSA Scottish Studies Study Group, 27th September 2005...more
Social Capital and Urban Development
17th Jan 2010
Report on the 2009 Conference on Urban Policies and Social Capital which took place during the 23rd-26th of September in the city of Lidköping, Sweden....more
60 Million Citizens: Unlocking Britain's Social Capital
20th Dec 2009
Government should be focused on strengthening the natural institutions of society - and not replacing or undermining them...more
Tarki Social Report
20th Dec 2009
Chapter 4 of the Tarki Social Report 2009 analyses the prevalence of four established aspects of social capital (trust, networks, social norms and civic activity), with a special emphasis on generalized trust....more
Social Capital at Work: Mark Ellis
19th Dec 2009
Interview with Mark Ellis is Policy & Strategy Officer at Newcastle Council. ...more
Capital Accounts
1st Nov 2009
Community self-help should replace some of what is now done by the local council...more
Social Innovation in Canada: An Update
1st Nov 2009
Social Innovation in Canada: An Update...more
NIDOS Social Capital Profile
23rd Aug 2009
In early 2007, Assist Social Capital undertook an evaluation of the NIDOS (Network of International Development Organisations in Scotlnad) network, looking at the network's social capital - the relationships, links and bonds between member organisations....more
Demise of Local Communities?
23rd Aug 2009
Demise of local communities? "It is crucial that we focus on harnessing social capital to ensure the future survival of our local communities," says Colin Campbell, chief executive of Assist Social Capital. ...more
Social Capital & Collaboration
19th Jul 2009
Social capital's role in building effective collaboration. ...more