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Beyond Social Capital : The Role of Leadership, Trust and Government Policy in Northern Ireland's Victim Support Groups / / by Laura K. Graham



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Autore: Graham Laura K Visualizza persona
Titolo: Beyond Social Capital : The Role of Leadership, Trust and Government Policy in Northern Ireland's Victim Support Groups / / by Laura K. Graham Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXXII, 171 p. 1 illus.)
Disciplina: 362.88/15409416
Soggetto topico: Crime—Sociological aspects
Transnational crime
Criminology
Peace
Terrorism
Political violence
Crime and Society
Transnational Crime
Criminological Theory
Conflict Studies
Terrorism and Political Violence
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Civil society -- Rethinking social capital -- Inside victim support groups -- Leadership matters -- Bonding, bridging, and constricting -- Conclusion -- References.
Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on lessons from civil society in Northern Ireland, Beyond Social Capital examines the limitations of social capital theory in deeply divided societies. It draws on an ethnographic study of victim support groups and evidence from policymakers in Northern Ireland to reconceptualize the traditional bonding-bridging distinction in social capital theory. The role of leadership is particularly significant, as the book highlights the complex and compelling ways in which leadership supports and shapes the activities, practices and motivations of the victim self-help industry in Northern Ireland. Multiple dimensions of this industry are explored, including: social and victim policy; private, statutory, and voluntary sector collaboration; the political motivations of victim support groups; and the types of social capital being built in victim groups and the impact that this social capital has on victims and wider elements of the peace process. Importantly, Laura K. Graham challenges the prevailing notion that all forms of social capital are inherently good for civic organizations and associational life. Instead, a new form of social capital existing in divided and post-conflict societies is advanced. This form of social capital, called 'dysfunctional bonding', may have negative impacts, causing distrust within and outside a group and can be particularly problematic for those traumatized by political conflict. With international relevance, this book will be of great interest to those working in post-conflict studies as well as victim studies.
Titolo autorizzato: Beyond Social Capital  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-137-51867-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910253325203321
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Serie: Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict