Syllabus
Assessment: Regular participation, reading of texts, one seminar presentation, seminar paper after termination of course
Language: English
* Description:
Since few years Social Capital is a frequently discussed concept in social sciences. Main idea of the concept is that the relationships among humans and among organisations generate benefits for them. For example relationships among individuals can help them to find a job and among enterprises they can generate advantages in competition. The high popularity of Social Capital led to a great variety of theoretical concepts and also measurement of Social Capital. The course gives an introduction in the basic theories of Social Capital ? generated by Bourdieu, Coleman, Putnam, Burt and Lin. The second part of the seminar deals with different measurements of Social Capital and empiric results of the social capital research.
The seminar is addressed to students interested in social theory and that have a basic knowledge in empirical research. It is open for master degree students of all specializations of social science studies and international students.
* Session 1: Introduction
* Session 01.03.11: Bourdieu’s Theory of Capitals & Coleman’s Social Capital Theory
Bourdieu, P. (1986): The Forms of Capital. In: Richardson, J.G. (Hg.): Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education. New York: Greenwood.
Coleman, J.S. (1990): Foundations of Social Theory. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press.
* Session 08.03.11: Putnam’s Social Capital Theory
Putnam, R.D. (2000): Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon Schuster.
* Session 15.03.11: Burt’s Social Capital Theory
Burt, R.S. (1992): Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press.
* Block 18.03.11: 14:00-18:20, room J3019
* 1. Lin's Social Capital Theory
Lin, N. (2001): Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
* 2. Social Capital of Managers
Burt, R.S.; Hogarth, R.M.; Michaud, C. (2000): The Social Capital of French and American Managers. In: Organization Science (11): 123-147.
Tortoriello, M.; McEvily, B.; Perrone, V. (2004): The Evolution of Status Hierarchies: Network Dynamics and Status Differentiation. Internet: http://littlehurt.tepper.cmu.edu/gsiadoc/WP/2004-E12.pdf
Gargiulo, M.; Benassi, M. (2000): Trapped in Your Own Net? Network Cohesion, Structural Holes, and the Adaptation of Social Capital. In: Organization Science 11(2): 183-196.
Obstfeld, D. (2005): "Social Networks, the Tertius Iungens Orientation, and Involvement in Innovation." Administrative Science Quarterly 50(1): 100-130.
Nicolaou, N.; Birley, S. (2003): "Social Networks in Organizational Emergence: The University Spinout Phenomenon." Management Science 49(12): 1702-1725.
* 3. Social Capital of Firms
Ahuja, G. (2000): Collaboration Networks, Structural Holes, and Innovation: A Longitudinal Study. In: Administrative Science Quarterly, 45: 425-455.
Florin, J.; Lubatkin, M.; Schulze, W. (2003): A Social Capital Model of High-Growth Ventures. In: Academy of Management Journal 46(3): 374-384.
Shipilov, A.V.; Li, S.X. (2008): Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too? Structural Holes’ Influence on Status Accumulation and Market Performance in Collaborative Network. In: Administrative Science Quarterly 53: 73-108.
Frankort, H.T. (2008): Structural Holes, Technological Resources and Innovation: A Study of an Interfirm R&D Network. Working Paper, Maastricht University. In the internet: http://www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/os_v2/staff/Frankort_AOM_2008.pdf
Jensen, M. (2008): "The Use of Relational Discrimination to Manage Market Entry: When do Social Status and Structural Holes Work Against You?" Academy of Management Journal 51(4): 723-743.
* Block: 19.03.11: 9:30 - 13:50 room J3019
* 1. Social Capital and Inequality
Burt, R.S. (1998): The Gender of Social Capital. In: Rationality and Society, 10: 5-46.
Zhao, Y. (2002): Measuring the Social Capital of Laid-off Chinese Workers. In: Current Sociology 50(4): 555-571.
Behtoui, A. (2007): "The Distribution and Return of Social Capital: Evidence from Sweden." European Societies 9(3): 383/407.
Hsung, R.; Yi, C.; Fu, Y. (2007): "Overlapping Social Networks. How Couples Manage
Family Expenditure in Taiwan." Current Sociology 54(2): 187-208.
Lai, G. (2008): "Marriage, Gender, and Social Capital." Lin, N.; Erickson, B.H. (Eds.). Social Capital. An International Research Program. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 342-363.
* 2. Social Capital and Status Attainment
Lai, G.; Lin, N.; Leung, S. (1998): Network resources, contact resources, and status attainment. In: Social Networks 20: 159-178.
De Graaf, N.D.; Flap, H.D. (1988): " 'With a Little Help from My Friends': Social Resources as an Explanation of Occupational Status and Income in West Germany, The Netherlands, and the United States." Social Forces 67(2): 452-472.
Vöker, B.; Flap, H. (1999): "Getting Ahead in the GDR. Social Capital and Status Attainment under Communism." Acta Sociologica 42: 17-34.
Moerbeek, H.; Flap, H. 2008. "Social Resources and Their Effect on Occupational Attainment through the Life Course." Lin, N.; Erickson, B.H. (Eds.). Social Capital. An International Research Program. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 133-156.
Moren Cross, J.L.; Lin, N. (2008): "Access to Social Capital and Status Attainment in the United States: Racial/Ethnic and Gender Differences." Lin, N.; Erickson, B.H. (Eds.). Social Capital. An International Research Program. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.364-379.
* 3. Social Capital and Economy
Casey, T.; Christ, K. (2005): Social Capital and Economic Performance in the American States. In: Social Science Quarterly 86(4): 826-845.
Beugelsdijk, S.; Smulders, S. (2003): Bridging and Bonding Social Capital: Which type is good for economic growth? Working paper at the Tilburg University. At the internet: http://spitswww.uvt.nl/web/fsw/lustrum/papers/sjak_sjoerd_revised.pdf accessed 09.02.09.
Bjornskov, C.; Svendsen, G.T. (2003): Measuring social capital - Is there a single underlying explanation? Department of Economics Aarhus School of Business: Working Paper 03-05.
Raiser, M. (2008): Social Capital and Economic Performance in Transition Economies. In Castiglione, D.; Van Deth, J.; Wolleb, G. (Eds.). The Handbook of Social Capital. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* Session 22.03.11: Social Capital and Democracy
Tavits, M. (2006): Making Democracy Work More. Exploring the Linkage between Social Capital and Government Performance. In: Political Research Quarterly 59(2): 211-225.
Kunioka, T.; Woller, G.M. (1999): In (a) democracy we trust: social and economic determinants of support for democratic procedures in central and eastern Europe. In: Journal of Socio-Economics 28: 577-596.
Paxton, P. (2002): "Social Capital and Democracy: An Interdependent Relationship." American Sociological Review 67(2): 254-277.
Cigler, A.; Joslyn, M.R. (2002): The Extensiveness of Group Membership and Social Capital: The Impact on Political Tolerance Attitudes. In: Political Research Quarterly 55(1): 7-25.
Kumlin, S.; Rothstein, B. (2005): Making and Breaking Social Capital. The Impact of Welfare-State Institutions. In: Comparative Political Studies 38(4): 339-365.
* Session 29.03.11: Social Capital and the Community
Haddad, M.A. (2006): Civic Responsibility and Patterns of Voluntary Participation Around the World. In: Comparative Political Studies 39(10): 1220-1242.
Mc Kenzie, B.D. (2008): "Reconsidering the Effects of Bonding Social Capital: A Closer Look at Black Civil Society Institutions in America." Political Behavior 30: 25-45.
Hooghe, M. (2008): Voluntary Associations and Socialization. In: Castiglione, D.; Van Deth, J.; Wolleb, G. (Eds.). The Handbook of Social Capital. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Son, J.; Lin, N. (2008): Social capital and civic action: A network-based approach. In: Social Science Research 37: 330-349.
Bekkers, R.; Völker, B.; Van der Gaag, M.; Flap, H. (2008): "Social Networks of Participants in Voluntary Associations." Lin, N.; Erickson, B.H. (Eds.). Social Capital. An International Research Program. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 185-205.