Political leanings and social capital

Jha, Anand; Boudreaux, Christopher J.; Banerjee, Vasabjit

doi:10.1016/j.socec.2017.11.008

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Political affiliation is used a determinant of social capital at macro (society) level in 1 study. Socio-demographic factors are often used as determinant of social capital in studies, where manifestation of social capital is assessed at individual level, such as self-rated health (Ehsana, Klaasa, Bastianena, & Spinia, 2019), while political affiliation is a social capital determinant, which is widely used for social capital research at the society (macro) level (Anand, Boudreaux, & Banerjee, 2018). Based on the social capital theory and the theoretical concept of the included studies, the following manifestations of social capital have been evaluated in 2 studies: in 2 studies loneliness and self-rated health, using socio-demographic factors as determinants.…”

Section: Research Results and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptualization of Social Capital in Cross-Sectional Design Studies: Rapid Review of Literature

Šuriņa

Mārtinsone

2020

SIE

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Social capital is a concept that is widely studied in different fields of science, in different dimensions of this concept, and consists of a number of elements, including trust, sense of belonging and affiliation. Given the multidimensional nature of social capital, researchers point to the challenges of its conceptualization and operationalization of its elements. Objective: To identify cross-sectional design studies, with nationally representative samples from European countries, where each study assessed following social capital elements: either trust and sense of belonging, or trust and affiliation, to identify other included social capital elements, to clarify how these elements are operationalized, to identify what social capital determinants are taken into account and what social capital manifestations have been evaluated.Method: Cross-sectional design studies, with nationally representative samples for European countries, conducted between 2014 and 2019, were sought in Science Direct, ProQuest, SAGE, EBSCO, Google Scholar, using the key words “social capital”, “trust”, “sense of belonging” and their synonyms. The methodological quality was assessed by Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (Axis). Results: From initially identified 173 studies, the literature review included 3 studies. The included studies identify determinants of social capital (socio-demographic factors (2 studies) and political affiliation (1 study)) and manifestations of social capital (self-rated health (1 study), loneliness (1 study), willingness to pay for environmental quality (1 study)). The included studies define the bonding, bridging and linking types of social capital, as well as the structural and cognitive dimensions of social capital. The studies assessed and operationalized the following social capital elements: trust (3 studies), sense of belonging (1 study), support (1 study), frequency of contacts (2 studies), participation in associations (1 study), religious affiliation (1 study), civic activity (2 studies).

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Section: Research Results and Discussionmentioning

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Conceptualization of Social Capital in Cross-Sectional Design Studies: Rapid Review of Literature

Šuriņa

Mārtinsone

2020

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“…In international relations research, social capital is often defined as reciprocal relationships and information flow and access among people, communities, and countries (Hafner‐Burton, Kahler, and Montgomery 2009). In the studies of American politics and political participation, social capital is often referred to as social trust, network, and reciprocity among American citizens (Jha, Boudreaux, and Banerjee 2018; Putnam 1993; Woolcock 2001). Multidimensional social capital (Guo and Liu 2012) and the related theoretical approaches cannot be limited to a specifically defined or consistently applicable scope.…”

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“…Although Putnam's thesis concerning declining social capital in American society has not been uncontroversial, a tremendous amount of research has been generated based on Putnam's work on social capital in American political lives (Levi 1998; Putnam 2000). Related to Putnam’s original work on social capital and more consensus among relevant studies in social capital, the three parameters of social trust, network, and reciprocity can be drawn as refined boundaries of social capital that can be applied across different disciplines (Jha, Boudreaux, and Banerjee 2018; Putnam 1993; 1995; 2000; Shah and Gil de Zuniga 2008; Woolcock 2001). Adopting the theoretical categorizations of social capital into campaign and election arenas, the parameters can be interpreted as the dimensions of candidate attributes that cultivate interactive connections with voters beyond political capital.…”

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confidence: 99%

Polls and Elections: Beyond Political Capital: Do Social and Economic Capital Matter?

Yun¹

2020

Pres Stud Q

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This study aims to illuminate the importance of social, political, and economic capital in American presidential campaigns and elections. Regarding Donald Trump's unexpected win by national polls and the continued controversy arising out of his particular brand of populism, the study compares Trump's and Clinton's values shared with voters across multidimensional social, political, and economic capital during the 2016 presidential campaigns. Utilizing the capital indexes constructed by the researcher's pilot surveys and the hybrid measure of capital warmth formulated in the proposed model, this study explores voters' open‐ended answers about the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton, that were collected by the American National Election Studies prior to the 2016 presidential election. The study found that Clinton's political and economic capital resources, especially her political reputation and functional ability, more significantly contributed to her voters' support, voting, and confidence. However, in contrast to Clinton's strength in political capital, Trump cultivated relatively more and stronger social capital that contributed to his voters' support, choice, and voting strength. Trump's social capital overpowered Clinton's political capital and appeared to be a feasible answer for “Trumpism” in the 2016 American presidential election.

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“…Hasan et al [20] ascertained that the density of social networks in the U.S. is positively associated with innovation of corporations. In addition, using a comprehensive sample of approximately 15,425 cross-country observations for 4 years [21] showed that the political leanings of social networks significantly affect entrepreneurs' decisions and thereby influence corporate strategies. In addition, other scholars also documented the role of social networks on entrepreneurs' decision-making processes [22][23][24][25][26] and corporate strategies, such as financial policies [27], corporate value creation [28,29], market competition [30,31], executive compensation [32], and capital structure [33].…”

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Entrepreneurs’ Social Network and Corporate Risk Contagion: A Dynamic Evaluation and Simulation Approach

Yang

Qian

2020

Complexity

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Interactions of entrepreneurs through social networks provide an available path for corporate risk contagions. However, the issue how entrepreneurs’ social networks influence on corporate risk contagion is still received limited attention from scholars. In this study, a framework is proposed to describe entrepreneurs’ interaction and corporate value creation. The main results of multiagent simulations indicate the following. First, either weak ties or strong connections of social networks can enhance density of corporate risk contagion. However, only strong connections can be moderated by entrepreneurs’ risk preference. Second, weak ties improve risk exposure of individual corporations, while strong connections may probably decrease systematical risk of the market. Third, weak ties are important for mature corporations to achieve business success. However, for startups, strong connections are more valuable to maintain. The findings of this study not only provide theoretical support from some widely accepted economic phenomenon but also provide explanations for conflicting results from some previous literatures.

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Political leanings and social capital

Cited by 11 publications

References 32 publications

Conceptualization of Social Capital in Cross-Sectional Design Studies: Rapid Review of Literature

Conceptualization of Social Capital in Cross-Sectional Design Studies: Rapid Review of Literature

Polls and Elections: Beyond Political Capital: Do Social and Economic Capital Matter?

Entrepreneurs’ Social Network and Corporate Risk Contagion: A Dynamic Evaluation and Simulation Approach

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