Bridging and linking in a divided society: A social capital case study from Northern Ireland

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 959-976

  Muir, Jenny ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953225501     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010368577     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Acheson, N. and Milofsky, C. (2008) Peace building and participation in Northern Ireland: local social movements and the policy process since the 'Good Friday' agreement, Ethnopolitics, 7, pp. 63-80.
2. Acheson, N., Cairns, E., Stringer, M. and Williamson, A. (2007) Voluntary action and community relations in Northern Ireland. Centre for Voluntary Action Studies, University of Ulster, Coleraine.
3. Aldridge, S. and Halpern, D. with Fitzpatrick, S. (2002) Social capital: a discussion paper. Performance and Innovation Unit, Cabinet Office, London.
4. Arneil, B. (2006) Diverse Communities: The Problem with Social Capital. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004) Measuring Social Capital: An Australian Framework and Indicators. Melbourne: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
6. Bacon, D. (2001) Revitalising civil society in Northern Ireland: social capital formation in three faith-based organisations. Centre for Voluntary Action Studies, University of Ulster, Coleraine.
7. Bourdieu, P. (1986) The forms of capital, in: J. E. Richardson (Ed.) Handbook of Theory of Research for the Sociology of Education, pp. 241-258. New York: Greenwood Press.
8. Byrne, J., Hansson, U. and Bell, J. (2006) Shared living: mixed residential communities in Northern Ireland. Institute for Conflict Research, Belfast.
9. Cairns, E., Til, J. van and Williamson, A. (2004) Social capital, collectivism: individualism and community background in Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Belfast.
10. Campbell, A., Hughes, J., Hewstone, M. and Cairns, E. (2010) Social capital as a mechanism for building a sustainable society in Northern Ireland, Community Development Journal, 45(1), pp. 22-38.
11. Cattell, V. (2004) Having a laugh and mucking in together: using social capital to explore dynamics between structure and agency in the context of declining and regenerated neighbourhoods, Sociology, 38, pp. 945-963.
12. Coleman, J.S. (1988) Social capital in the creation of human capital, American Journal of Sociology, 94, pp. S95-S120.
13. Coleman, J.S. (1990) Foundation of Social Theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. DeFilippis, J. (2001) The myth of social capital in community development, Housing Policy Debate, 12, pp. 781-806.
14. DSD (Department for Social Development) (2003) People and place: a strategy for neighbourhood renewal. DSD, Belfast.
15. DSD (2006) Toolkit to measure the added value of voluntary and community based activity. DSD, Belfast.
16. Edwards, B. and Foley, M. (1997) Social capital and the political economy of our discontent, The American Behavioral Scientist, 40, pp. 669-678.
17. Edwards, B. and Foley, M. (1998) Civil society and social capital beyond Putnam, The American Behavioral Scientist, 42, pp. 124-139.
18. Fine, B. (2001) Social Capital versus Social Theory. London: Routledge.
19. Forrest, R. and Kearns, A. (2001) Social cohesion, social capital and the neighbourhood, Urban Studies, 38, pp. 2125-2143.
20. Fukuyama, F. (1996) Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
21. Giddens, A. (1990) The Consequences of Modernity. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
22. Glanville, J.L. and Bienenstock, E.J. (2009) A typology for understanding the connections among different forms of social capital, American Behavioral Scientist, 52, pp. 1507-1530.
23. Granovetter, M. (1973) The strength of weak ties, American Journal of Sociology, 78, pp. 1360-1380.
24. Hall, P. (1999) Social capital in Britain, British Journal of Political Science, 29, pp. 417-461.
25. Halpern, D. (2005) Social Capital. Cambridge: Polity Press.
26. Hays, R.A. and Kogl, A.M. (2007) Neighbourhood attachment, social capital building, and political participation: a case study of low- and moderate-income residents of Waterloo, Iowa, Journal of Urban Affairs, 29, pp. 181-205.
27. Hibbitt, K., Peris, J. and Meegan, R. (2001) Tackling social exclusion: the role of social capital in urban regeneration on Merseyside-from mistrust to trust?, European Planning Studies, 9, pp. 141-161.
28. Law, A. and Mooney, G. (2006) The maladies of social capital I: the missing 'capital' in theories of social capital, Critique, 34, pp. 127-143.
29. Leonard, M. (2004) Bonding and bridging social capital: reflections from Belfast, Sociology, 38, pp. 927-944.
30. Lowndes, V. (2000) Women and social capital: a comment on Hall's 'Social capital in Britain', British Journal of Political Science, 30, pp. 533-540.
31. Lowndes, V. (2004) Getting on or getting by? Women, social capital and political participation, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 6, pp. 45-64.
32. Maloney, W.A., Smith, G. and Stoker, G. (2000) Social capital and associational life, in: S. Baron, J. Field and T. Schuller (Eds) Social Capital: Critical Perspectives, pp. 212-225. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
33. Mayer, M. (2003) The onward sweep of social capital: causes and consequences for understanding cities, communities and urban movements, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 27, pp. 110-132.
34. Moody, J. and Paxton, P. (2009) Building bridges: linking social capital and social networks to improve theory and research, American Behavioral Scientist, 52, pp. 1491-1506.
35. Morrissey, M., Healy, K., McDonnell, B.et al.(2006) Mapping Community Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. Community Evaluation Northern Ireland, Belfast.
36. Morrow, D. (2006) Sustainability in a divided society: applying social capital theory to Northern Ireland, Shared Space, 2, pp. 63-79.
37. Muir, J. (2004) Public participation in area-based urban regeneration programmes, Housing Studies, 19, pp. 947-966.
38. Murtagh, B. (2002) Social activity and interaction in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey Research Update 10, Queen's University Belfast/University of Ulster.
39. Murtagh, B. and Carmichael, P. (2005) Sharing place: a study of mixed housing in Ballynafeigh, south Belfast. Queen's University Belfast and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
40. NESF (National Economic and Social Forum) (2003) The policy implications of social capital. Forum Report No. 28, NESF, Dublin.
41. NIA (Northern Ireland Assembly) (2009) From a shared future to cohesion, sharing and integration: developments in good relations policy. Briefing Note 71/09, Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Library Services, Belfast.
42. NIE (Northern Ireland Executive) (2008a) Programme for Government 2008-2011. NIE, Belfast.
43. NIE (2008b) Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland 2008-2018. NIE, Belfast.
44. NIE (2008c) Budget 2008-2011. NIE, Belfast.
45. NIHE (Northern Ireland Housing Executive) (2005) Building good relations: community cohesion. NIHE, Belfast.
46. NIHE (2008) Community involvement strategy 2008 to 2011. NIHE, Belfast.
47. Nihe (2009) Northern Ireland housing market: review and perspectives 2009-2012. NIHE, Belfast.
48. NIO (Northern Ireland Office) (1998) The Agreement reached in the multi-party negotiations. NIO, Belfast.
49. NIO (2006) Agreement at St. Andrews. NIO, Belfast.
50. OFMDFM (Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister) (2005) A Shared Future: policy and strategic framework for good relations in Northern Ireland. OFMDFM, Belfast.
51. Ofmdfm (2006) Social capital in Northern Ireland: an analysis of the 2003/04 continuous household survey. OFMDFM, Belfast.
52. ONS (Office for National Statistics) (2003) Measuring social capital in the United Kingdom. ONS, London.
53. Paris, C. (2008) The changing housing system in Northern Ireland 1998-2007, Ethnopolitics, 7, pp. 119-136.
54. Pennington, M. and Rydin, Y. (2000) Researching social capital in local environmental policy contexts, Policy & Politics, 28, pp. 233-249.
55. Portes, A. (1998) Social capital: its origins and applications in modern sociology, Annual Review of Sociology, 24, pp. 1-24.
56. Putnam, R. (2000) Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Touchstone.
57. Putnam, R. (2002) Conclusion, in: R. D. Putnam (Ed.) Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society, pp. 393-416. New York: Oxford University Press.
58. Putnam, R. (2007) E pluribus unum: diversity and community in the twenty-first century. The 2006 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture, Scandinavian Political Studies, 30, pp. 137-174.
59. Schuller, T., Baron, S. and Field, J. (2000) Social capital: a review and critique, in: S. Baron, J. Field and T. Schuller (Eds) Social Capital: Critical Perspectives, pp. 1-38. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
60. Shirlow, P. and Murtagh, B. (2006) Belfast: Segregation, Violence and the City. London: Pluto Press.
61. White, L. (2002) Connection matters: exploring the implications of social capital and social networks for social policy, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 19, pp. 255-269.
62. Woolcock, M. (1998) Social capital and economic development: toward a theoretical synthesis and policy framework, Theory and Society, 27, pp. 151-208.
63. Woolcock, M. (2001) The place of social capital in understanding social and economic outcomes, Canadian Journal of Policy Research, Spring, pp. 65-88.
64. Wuthnow, R. (2002) Bridging the privileged and the marginalized?, in: R. D. Putnam (Ed.) Democracies in Flux: The Evolution of Social Capital in Contemporary Society, pp. 59-102. New York: Oxford University Press.