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October 2020
Reconnected: by Andrew Leigh & Nick Terrell
Presentation by Andrew Leigh about his new book “Reconnected: A community builder’s handbook” which is coauthored with Nick Terrell. Reconnected Media Release https://player.vimeo.com/video/468433313 Why Australians need social connection and community, and how to create it Friends are good for your health. The strength of your social relationships is a remarkably good predictor of how long you will live. Strong social connections also make communities more resilient – as Australians have discovered during the COVID-19 pandemic. But overall we have fewer…
Find out more »Social Capital Discussion Session 6am UTC
This event is part of our regular consulting for researchers including PhD/master students. This session is 6am UTC / 7am BST / 8am CEST / 11.30am IST / 4pm AEST / 7pm NZT and will be facilitated by Tristan Claridge. A second session will be held 12 hours later. These sessions are a supportive way to connect with people. You can ask questions, get advice, discuss ideas or issues, get suggestions for literature to read, or you can just listen.…
Find out more »Social Capital Discussion Session 6pm UTC
This event is part of our regular consulting for researchers including PhD/master students. This session is 7pm CET / 6pm UTC / 1pm EST / 12pm CST / 11am MST / 10am PST and will be facilitated by Jacob Spanke. A second session will be held 12 hours earlier. These sessions are a supportive way to connect with people. You can ask questions, get advice, discuss ideas or issues, get suggestions for literature to read, or you can just listen.…
Find out more »November 2020
Current Definitions of Social Capital 2020
This week Tristan Claridge will give a presentation on the definitions of social capital: "Social capital definitional inexactitude, multiplicity, and confusion" followed by a discussion about definitional and conceptual issues. https://vimeo.com/480592799 This event is part of our regular presentation and discussion session for researchers including PhD/master students. This session is 6am UTC / 7am BST / 8am CEST / 11.30am IST / 4pm AEST / 7pm NZT and will be facilitated by Tristan Claridge. A second session is held 12…
Find out more »Literature Review, Revelations, and Considerations for Research Design
This week Beverly Sloan will give a presentation on social capital research design: "Literature Review, Revelations, and Considerations for Research Design" followed by a discussion.This event is part of our regular presentation and discussion session for researchers including PhD/master students.This session is 7pm CET / 6pm UTC / 1pm EST / 12pm CST / 11am MST / 10am PST and will be facilitated by Jacob Spanke. A second session is held 12 hours earlier.These sessions are a supportive way to…
Find out more »Social Capital Dimensions and Levels
This week Tristan Claridge will give a presentation on the dimensions of social capital and how they relate to different levels of analysis. The presentation will be based on his recent article.Would you like to know more about different approaches to social capital and how they relate to different levels of analysis?Tristan will discuss the popular distinction between structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions of social capital and how the factors relevant to each dimension are different at different levels; from…
Find out more »Social Capital Dimensions and Levels
This week Tristan Claridge will give a presentation on the dimensions of social capital and how they relate to different levels of analysis. The presentation will be based on his recent article.Would you like to know more about different approaches to social capital and how they relate to different levels of analysis?Tristan will discuss the popular distinction between structural, relational, and cognitive dimensions of social capital and how the factors relevant to each dimension are different at different levels; from individuals,…
Find out more »December 2020
Change Initiatives leveraging on Social Capital Measurements
This week Rahmat Shazi will give a presentation titled "Change Initiatives leveraging on Social Capital Measurements". Change Management has always been an important aspect of Organizational Performance improvement. HR practitioners have many methods, but rarely is Social Capital in their lexicon. So how can it be leveraged to help identify trouble spots and turn around organizations? Rahmat Shazi will share a few client case studies to highlight his Trust Management analytics that leverages on social capital in helping organizations tackle…
Find out more »Current Definitions of Social Capital 2020
This week Tristan Claridge will give a presentation on the definitions of social capital: "Social capital definitional inexactitude, multiplicity, and confusion" followed by a discussion about definitional and conceptual issues.In this presentation, Tristan will explore whether an accepted definition of social capital is emerging in the literature? Using the results of a review of 250 peer-reviewed journal article, Tristan will outline the current state of social capital research - what definitions, approaches, conceptualisations, methodologies, etc are currently being used.Has the…
Find out more »January 2021
Easton- System Stability, Support and Social Capital
This week Jacob Spanke will give a presentation: "Easton- System Stability, Support and Social Capital" followed by a discussion. David Easton applied system theory to pollical science. He thereby showed a political system relies on different kinds of support (e.g. from the people) to function properly. Jacob tries to connect this idea to the importance of social capital for a political system. David Easton also theorized about the different kinds of political spheres (policy-system-community) a theory that is highly interesting…
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