Social capital and social citizenship / edited by Sophie Body-Gendrot, Marilyn Gittell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Body-Gendrot, Sophie.

Gittell, Marilyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology).

Social participation.

Citizenship.

Community organization.

Social change.

Physical Description:

xvi, 188 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Empowering Citizens: From Social Citizenship to Social Capital / Sophie Body-Gendrot, Marilyn Gittell ix

Part I Social Capital and Social Change

1 Participation, Social Capital, and Social Change / Marilyn Gittell 3

2 Social Capital, Identity Politics, and Social Change / Lisa J. Servon 13

Part II Social Capital and Social Citizenship

3 Local Governance, Community Organization, and Crime: The Case of France / Sophie Body-Gendrot 25

4 The Associative Movement and Gendered Participation: Perspectives from France and the U.K. / Cathie Lloyd 53

5 Connecting the Community: Information as a Resource to Create Social Capital and to Enhance Community Economic Development / Gordana Rabrenovic, Glenn Pierce 65

Part III Social Capital and Participation

6 Transnationalism, Social Capital, and Citizen Participation: The Case of the Haitian Community in New York City / Francois Pierre-Louis 81

7 The Challenges and Limitations of Public Participation and Civic Organization in Western Cape, South Africa / Richard Dyantyi, Louw Liebenberg 91

8 Gaining Access to the Public Sphere: The Experience of "Youth" Associations in Roubaix, between Public Policies and "Ethnic Drifting" / Catherine Neveu 109

9 The Rhetoric and Reality of Community Involvement in Regeneration in the United Kingdom and the United States: A Comparison of New Deal for Communities and Urban Empowerment Zones / Paul Foley, Marilyn Gittell, Kathe Newman 125

10 Conclusion: Constituting a Citizen: Transversal Selves, Social Capital, and the State / Susan Saegert 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179) and index.

ISBN:

073910523X

OCLC:

50643938