Table 1 Proposed social capital analytical framework (from theory to measurement)
From: Social capital in vulnerable urban settings: an analytical framework
Form of social capital | Dimension | Key issues | Measurement mechanism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bonding capital (micro and cognitive level) | Personal relationships | Quality of relationships | Norms of trust (particularised trust among familiars, generalised trust of strangers, strategic trust, civic/institutional trust) Norms of reciprocity | Household social (baseline) surveys based responses Ego-centric network analysis |
Structure and nature of relationships | Social networks (types, size, spatial, structural, relational) | |||
Bridging capital (meso and structural level) | Groups, organisations and local institutions | Quality of local groups and institutions | Group membership, participation Rules and regulations Collective actions Civic and political engagement | Local institutions, organisations and community profile (SCAT) Socio-metric network analysis Qualitative (phenomenological and ethnographic) studies |
Structure and nature of local groups and institutions | Homogeneous, heterogeneous Capacity and size | |||
Linking capital (macro and structural level) | Societal institutions and organisations Societal processes | Existence of institutions Quality of and access to services | Education, political, justice systems Civic and political engagement | Aggregated survey based responses. Qualitative (phenomenological and ethnographic) studies |
Governance, laws, policies, approaches and strategies | ||||
Individual and collective access to services and resources | ||||