Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Ecosystems for Inclusion in Europe by Mario Biggeri Enrico Testi Marco Bellucci Roel During and H. Thomas R. Persson

Author:Mario Biggeri, Enrico Testi, Marco Bellucci, Roel During and H. Thomas R. Persson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

What helps individuals foster social capital?

Social capital can be an individual asset (Portes, 1998) that consists of social groups or networks that individuals can access and use to obtain further benefits (Yang, 2007). Drawing from this notion, we assumed that three variables determine an individual’s ability to foster social capital: trust, cooperation, and sense of support.

Trust

Trust is seen as an essential dimension of social capital. When it exists among neighbors, peers, and group members, trust leads to a high level of solidarity. It is the key driver for undertaking cooperative action (Bourdieu, 2003; Coleman, 2000; Cook et al., 2005; Fukuyama, 1996; Putnam, 1993, Tyler, 2003). Some authors even equate trust with social capital (La Porta et al., 1996). We posit that trusting others plays an essential role in allowing individuals to develop social capital (Praszkier & Nowak, 2012; Zabłocka-Bursa & Praszkier, 2012).

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