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Social Capital: Critical Perspectives on Community and Bowling Alone
Contributor(s): McLean, Scott L. (Editor), Schultz, David A. (Editor), Steger, Manfred B. (Editor)
ISBN: 0814798136     ISBN-13: 9780814798133
Publisher: New York University Press
OUR PRICE:   $88.11  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2002
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Annotation: ""Social Capital" is an important crtique that should stimulate further analysis and dicussion of what constitutes community."
-- "New Political Science""The reader emerges with a good sense of the gaps in Putnam's work- or more appropriately in the context of this book, the way in which the 'feelgood' factor of Putnam's work deserves critical analysis."
--"Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations"

This collection tackles the theme of isolation and the breakdown of mediating social institutions. It is, in part, a response to Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone" as well as an attempt to create a broader idea of civil society. These original essays contribute to the examination of democratic theory and practice, exploring one of the most popular causes of this decline in public trust--social capital.

These critical essays are written by specialists and scholars in American politics and American political thought. They utilize diverse methodologies--empirical and philosophical--and multiple perspectives to examine critically the social capital discourse and how it is related to political participation, civic engagement, and American democracy.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 306.097
LCCN: 2002008212
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9.38" (1.21 lbs) 295 pages
 
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Social Capital is an important crtique that should stimulate further analysis and dicussion of what constitutes community.
-- New Political Science
The reader emerges with a good sense of the gaps in Putnam's work- or more appropriately in the context of this book, the way in which the 'feelgood' factor of Putnam's work deserves critical analysis.
--Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
This collection tackles the theme of isolation and the breakdown of mediating social institutions. It is, in part, a response to Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone as well as an attempt to create a broader idea of civil society. These original essays contribute to the examination of democratic theory and practice, exploring one of the most popular causes of this decline in public trust--social capital.
These critical essays are written by specialists and scholars in American politics and American political thought. They utilize diverse methodologies--empirical and philosophical--and multiple perspectives to examine critically the social capital discourse and how it is related to political participation, civic engagement, and American democracy.

Contributor Bio(s): Schultz, David A.: -

David Schultz is Director of the Doctoral Program in Public Administration at Hamline University.

Steger, Manfred B.: -

Manfred Steger is Associate Professor of Political Science at Illinois State University.