Which type of social capital matters for building trust in government? Looking for a new type of social capital in the governance era

S Myeong, H Seo - Sustainability, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
When the level of trust in government is low, government cannot effectively provide services,
since the policy goals and the process of implementations are not fully understood by the …

Are energy megaprojects socially disruptive? Assessing the impacts of the As Pontes fossil fueled power plant in Spain

XS Perez-Sindin - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In a context of growing freedom in the movement of capital and constant technological
advances, energy projects abound in which companies deploy the largest and most efficient …

Participatory budgeting in a Sri Lankan urban council: A practice of power and domination

C Kuruppu, P Adhikari, V Gunarathna… - Critical Perspectives on …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Drawing on Bourdieu's triad, ie field, habitus and capital, the paper aims at unfolding the
practice of participatory budgeting (PB) in one Sri Lankan urban council, which we have …

[HTML][HTML] Social network sites as a means to support personal social capital and well-being in older age: An association study

M Simons, J Reijnders, S Peeters, M Janssens… - Computers in Human …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This study aims to gain a better understanding of the potential benefits of social network
sites (SNS) as a means to help support personal social capital and well-being of older …

[HTML][HTML] How third places foster and shape community cohesion, economic development and social capital: The case of pubs in rural Ireland

I Cabras, MP Mount - Journal of Rural Studies, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The study presented in this paper, based on primary research, explores and examines the
significance of third places in rural areas of the Republic of Ireland. Focusing on public …

Determinants of poverty and their variation across the poverty spectrum: Evidence from Hong Kong, a high-income society with a high poverty level

C Peng, L Fang, JSH Wang, YW Law, Y Zhang… - Social Indicators …, 2019‏ - Springer
This study aims to investigate into the determinants of poverty in Hong Kong. Previous
research on poverty, which usually adopted a logistic regression model to examine …

The sharing economy and sustainability of urban destinations in the (over) tourism context: The social capital theory perspective

P Zmyślony, G Leszczyński, A Waligóra, W Alejziak - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
This article contributes to the discussion on the sustainability of the sharing economy by
adopting the Social Capital Theory to expand explanations of the sharing economy's role …

Trusting only whom you know, knowing only whom you trust: The joint impact of social capital and trust on happiness in CEE countries

K Growiec, J Growiec - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014‏ - Springer
We investigate the extent to which bridging and bonding social capital as well as social trust
and individuals' earnings interdependently affect self-reported happiness. The study is …

Staying connected in old age: Associations between bonding social capital, loneliness and well-being and the value of digital media

M Simons, J Reijnders, M Janssens… - Aging & mental …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Objectives We examined associations between age, bonding social capital (BSC),
loneliness and psychological, social and emotional well-being in old age. As in theory digital …

Social capital and unretirement: Exploring the bonding, bridging, and linking aspects of social relationships

E Gonzales, WB Nowell - Research on Aging, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Working longer is an important area of research given extended life expectancy, shortfalls of
retirement income, desires to remain socially engaged, and solvency concerns of social …