Varme mødesteder i Cold Hawaii?:Tillid, mødesteder og løsning af kollektive handlingsproblemer i et lokalsamfund

Civilsamfundet er en grundsten under det danske velfærdssamfund. Men hvordan løses kollektive handlingsproblemer i civilsamfundet? Hvordan undgå, at de lokale kører på frihjul? Hvordan tilskynde til aktiv deltagelse i civilsamfundet? Hvorfor lykkes det nogle steder, men ikke andre? Tilstedeværelsen af tillid i et samfund kan her være en måde, hvorpå free-riding eller gratisme kan minimeres. Dermed øges sandsynligheden for, at det kollektive handlingsproblem kan løses, og at selvregulering kan finde sted (Olson 1965; Ostrom 1990). Dette gælder for alle kollektive handlingsproblemer, hvor to eller flere medlemmer i en gruppe er på tale, fx et fodboldhold som Hobro IK (Sørensen og Svendsen 2015)

Explaining the emergence of social trust: Denmark and Germany

"How does social trust emerge in a country? By comparing the cases of Denmark and Germany through six historical phases, the authors suggest that a plausible explanation is long run political stability. In Denmark, social trust was arguably allowed to accumulate slowly over time and was probably not destroyed up till the universal welfare state of the 20th century. In Germany, however, political instability since the first German state building hampered the emergence and maintenance of social trust, which is why social trust was never allowed to grow in this country." (author's abstract

Hvad er social kapital?

What is social capital? What is social capital and how is it defined? “Social capital” has been introduced as a concept capable of linking together the human sciences. Social capital has been defined as the profits of network co-operation, that is, as a resource in line with financial and human capital. Cross-disciplinary human science research has shown that social capital can be accumulated both at micro- and macro-levels. This article analyses the various definitions and applications of the concept. Taking Bourdieu’s definition as a starting point, it shows how the concept has been elaborated by American sociologists and political scientists

Socio-spatial planning in the creation of bridging social capital: The importance of multifunctional centers for intergroup networks and integration

Social capital is about people who meet, get to know each other and help each other in various ways. Therefore, it appears odd that discussions on meeting places and social capital are rare. This paper discusses the linkage, here termed socio-spatial planning. It raises the question: How can public meeting places facilitate creation of bridging social capital? It suggests that one possible way of securing regular, intergroup face-to-face meetings would be to establish multifunctional centers. Such houses include public services such as health care, school, library; private enterprises as grocers’ shops and banks; and facilities for local associations such as theatre scenes and sports halls. Cases from the Netherlands and Denmark indicate that such large meeting places help counteract segregation of various groups – be it ethnic, social or age. In this way, a well-functioning multifunctional center facilitates provision of the collective goods of integration and bridging social capital