Beyond social capital! : the role of leadership, trust and government policy in Northern Ireland's victim support groups / Laura K. Graham.
Graham, Laura K., author.
2016
HV6250.3.G72 G73 2016eb
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Title Beyond social capital! : the role of leadership, trust and government policy in Northern Ireland's victim support groups / Laura K. Graham.
Author Graham, Laura K., author.
ISBN 9781137518675 (electronic book)
1137518677 (electronic book)
9781137518668
9781137518682 (epub)
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Call Number HV6250.3.G72 G73 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.88/15409416
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed June 15, 2016).
Series Palgrave studies in compromise after conflict.
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Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Civil society
Rethinking social capital
Inside victim support groups
Leadership matters
Bonding, bridging, and constricting
Conclusion
References.

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