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WP18: Social Capital

Social Capital and Governance: A Comparison Between Europe and the USA

WP18 Responsible

CR1 - Roskilde University, Department of Social Sciences (Roskilde)

WP18 Responsible for Spread of Excellence

CR1 - Roskilde University, Department of Social Sciences (Roskilde)

WP18 Objectives

  • To compare how the connection between social capital and democracy is conceptualized in European countries and the US with specific emphasis on the role of institutions.
  • Is there a European model of social capital in democratic governance?
  • Social capital in Europe and the US: Two or more models of social capital?

WP18 Description of Work

  • A comparative description of European and US models of understanding the relation between social capital and democracy.
  • A comparative analysis of the way institutions influences the connection between social capital and democracy.

WP18 Participants

  • CR1 - Roskilde University, Department of Social Sciences (Roskilde)
  • CR36 - Socio-Political Analysts / Analistas Socio-Politicos (Madrid)

WP18 Documents

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