MZES books: Civicness, Equality, and Democracy — A "Dark Side" of Social Capital?

	Jan W. van Deth and Sonja Zmerli (Eds.)
	Civicness, Equality, and Democracy—A "Dark Side" of Social Capital

	Special Issue of the American Behavioral Scientist 53 (5)

	Sage: Thousand Oaks. 2010
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Debates about social capital usually focus on its presumed positive consequences. Although this expectation has been corroborated empirically, in many instances some less benign consequences of social capital have also been uncovered. Several explanations for the emergence and consequences of these "dark sides" of social capital are briefly presented here and, subsequently, put to empirical testing. The contributors to this issue of American Behavioral Scientist have a common understanding of these dark sides of social capital. Conceptualizing them as negative consequences or outcomes, the authors use various research strategies to scrutinize the nature of the effects of social capital in various situations. In each analysis, however, particular focus is placed on the importance of the contextual setting. Special attention is paid to the degree of democratization, the postcommunist legacy, different welfare state regimes, the saliency of political cleavages, and types and interconnectedness of voluntary associations. The findings suggest that the specific consequences of social capital largely depend on political and social conditions.

	Jan W. van Deth and Sonja Zmerli Introduction: Civicness, Equality, and Democracy—A "Dark Side" of Social Capital? 631-639
	Jan W. van Deth Participation in Voluntary Associations: Dark Shades in a Sunny World? 640-656
	Sonja Zmerli Social Capital and Norms of Citizenship: An Ambiguous Relationship? 657-676
	Roberto Albano and Filippo Barbera Social Capital, Welfare State, and Political Legitimacy 677-690
	Gema M. García Albacete The Saliency of Political Cleavages and the "Dark Sides" of Social Capital: Evidence From Spain 691-716
	Hajdeja Iglic Voluntary Associations and Tolerance: An Ambiguous Relationship 717-736
	Sigrid Roßteutscher Social Capital Worldwide: Potential for Democratization or Stabilizer of Authoritarian Rule? 737-757
	Monika Ewa Kaminska Bonding Social Capital in a Postcommunist Region 758-777

Civicness, Equality, and Democracy—A "Dark Side" of Social Capital

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