Building Capacity for Community Efficacy for Economic Development in Mississippi

Parisi, Domenico; Grice, Steven Michael; Taquino, Michael; Gill, Duane A.

doi:10.1080/15575330209490091

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“…In terms of socioeconomic characteristics, there is a direct relationship between sense of community and socioeconomic characteristics of inhabitants in a community. A community with limited human resources (e.g., education) and economic resources (e.g., welfare status) is less likely to be engaged in locally oriented collective action towards a social interest (Parisi et al 2002). In such conditions, at least theoretically, individuals of a local population are unable to realize the importance of their common values with respect to the well-being of the community as a whole (Sampson et al 1999).…”

Section: Methods and Data Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Capital and Trust in Slum Areas: the Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kassahun

2014

Urban Forum

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This study explores how social capital and socioeconomic variations in slum areas influence the fostering of social trust and confidence in the institutions. Through a multivariate analysis using 497 households in slum areas of Addis Ababa, the paper investigates how social capital dimensions and human and economic characteristics of the households are related to social trust and confidence in the institutions. It is shown that social trust and confidence in institutions are highly associated with increased participation in local associations and pattern of reciprocity among inhabitants. These findings provide qualified support for the systemic model of local social organization but challenge theories of social disorganization that predict lower levels of social capital in impoverished communities.

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Section: Methods and Data Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Capital and Trust in Slum Areas: the Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Kassahun

2014

Urban Forum

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“…Neighborhood communal space embraces a potential for building social solidarity and collective spirit among residents and encouraging participation in community affairs (Curley, 2010; Manzo & Perkins, 2006; Parisi, Grice, Taquino, & Grill, 2002; Perkins, Brown, & Taylor, 1996). As Purcell (2001) points out, neighborhood activism may be understood as a politics of space, rather than merely a set of social variables such as race and class.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(1996) found mixed results concerning effects of these physical features. More recently, Parisi et al (2002) revealed significant positive effects of presence of local small service businesses (believed to provide a locale for social interaction) on community participation. Yet, the density of churches shows negative impacts.…”

Section: Theoretical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Existing literature suggests that people with more human capital (e.g., education) and economic resource (e.g., income and occupation) are more likely to be involved in organized community activities (Parisi et al ., 2002; Rubin & Rubin, 2001; Smith & Macaulay, 1980). In addition, length of residence and membership in community organizations are associated with more frequent grassroots participation (Perkins et al ., 1996; Rubin & Rubin, 2001).…”

Section: Theoretical Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Toward community engagement: Can the built environment help? Grassroots participation and communal space in Chinese urban communities

Zhu

2015

Habitat International

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The scholarship in building community capacity by way of cultivating community social capital and community spirit through neighborhood design has spawned heated debates in urban and community studies. This paper contributes to this scholarship by examining the neighborhood contexts of grassroots participation in Chinese contemporary urban communities. In particular, it explores the relationship between neighborhood communal space and community participation, using a city-wide survey of 1,809 households in 39 commodity housing estates in the city of Guangzhou. It is found that local residents’ participation in community affairs is conditioned by both the social milieu (measured by the overall level of social cohesion) and the physical environment (indicated by effects of communal space) of a neighborhood. Notably, communal space exerts positive indirect effects on grassroots participation by facilitating the development of place-based social capital and neighborhood attachment. These findings point to a civic virtue of communal space and provide nascent evidence regarding neighborhood contexts of grassroots participation in urban China.

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“…Complementing the control measure is a scale designed to assess the respondent's views on community efficacy. This approach follows Parisi et al (2002), who defined community efficacy as "the ability of a local population to come together and act collectively in pursuit of a generalized interest" (19).…”

Section: Components Of Civic Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%