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Social Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship in Civil Society
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This conference will take place in Roskilde, Denmark, on 4-7 July 2011 with the aim to provide a forum for debate on new research findings and new perspectives and theories on social innovation through social entrepreneurship in civil society. The deadline for abstract submission is 28 January 2011.
Please follow the link for further details.
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Latest papers
In the foreground

:: Christian Hilber (2010), New housing supply and the diluition of social capital.

:: Alberto Bisin and Thierry Verdier (2010), The economics of cultural transmission and socialization.

:: David Hugh-Jones and Martin Leroch (2010), Group reciprocity.

:: Jörg L. Spenkuch (2010), The Protestant Ethic and Work: Micro Evidence from Contemporary Germany.

:: Steffen Huck, Dorothea Kübler and Jörgen Weibull (2010), Social norms and incentives in firms.

:: Francesca Modena and Fabio Sabatini (2010), I would if I could: precarious employment and childbearing intentions in Italy.

:: Daron Acemoglu and Asuman Ozdaglar (2010), Opinion dynamics and learning in social networks.

:: Oleksandr Talavera, Lin Xiong and Xiong Xiong (2010), Social capital and access to bank financing: the case of Chinese entrepreneurs.

:: Danny Cohen-Zada, William Sander (2010), Religious participation versus shopping: what makes people happier?

:: Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Gerald Roland (2010), Culture, institutions and the wealth of nations.

:: Angelo Antoci, Fabio Sabatini and Mauro Sodini (2010), The Solaria Syndrome: social capital in a growing hypertechnological economy.

:: Lawrence Blume, William Brock, Steven Durlauf, Yannis Ioannides (2010), Identification and social interactions.

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Latest books
Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition, edited by Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli.

Gangs, Marginalised Youth and Social Capital, by Ross Deuchar.

Unanticiped Games: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life, by Mario L. Small.

Handbook of Social Capital. The Troika of Sociology, Political Science and Economics, edited by Gert Tinggaard Svendsen and Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen.

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PhD theses on social capital,
development and related topics

This is a new tentative section aiming to collect PhD theses in the field of social capital and related topics.
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Postgraduate programs and scholarships
This section collects all the information I acquire on graduate schools such as Phd and master programs, grants and scholarships, seminars series and so on.
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New: top research institutions in the field of social capital
a ranking of the top institutions in the field of social capital, computed with RePEc data on the papers included in the NEP-Soc report (New Economics Papers on Social Capital) edited by Fabio Sabatini.
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Next conferences
Women’s Bargaining Power and Economic Development, in The Hague, Netherlands, 4 February 2011.
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Economic Development in Africa, 20-22 March 2011, in Oxford, UK.
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Latest calls for papers

Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge, in London, UK, 6-9 April 2011. The deadline for full paper submission has expired.
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2011 Florence Workshop on Behavioural and Experimental Economics, in Florence, Italy, 29-30 April 2011. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 February 2011.
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Equality of opportunity: concepts, measures and policy implications, in Rome, Italy, 5-6 May 2011. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 January 2011.
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Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries, and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for Environmentally- and Socially-Balanced Growth, in Agadir, Morocco, 19-21 May 2011. The deadline for abstract submission has expired.
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Annual Workshop on Gender Economics, in Barcelona, Spain, 26-27 May 2011. The deadline for paper submission is March 1 2011.
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Market and Happiness: Do economic interactions crowd out civic virtues and human capabilities? in Milan, Italy, 8-9 June 2011. The deadline for submitting an abstract is February 10, 2011.
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The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility, in Paris, 9-10 June 2011. The deadline for submitting a full paper is 15 February 2011.
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Climate Economics and Law Conference, in Bern, Switzerland, 16-17 June 2011. The Deadline for paper submission: 28 February 2011.
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Fiscal Federalism: Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes, in Barcelona, Spain, 30 June-1 July 2011. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 1 April 2011.
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Social Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship in Civil Society, in Roskilde, Denmark, 4-7 July 2011. The deadline for abstract submission is January 28 2011.
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New Directions in Welfare, in Paris, France, 6-8 July 2011. The deadline for submitting an abstract has expired.
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Fourth meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ), in Catania, Italy, 18-20 July 2011. The deadline for complete papers submission is 30 April 2011.
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Economic Analysis of Preferences and Well-being in Europe, in Lausanne, Switzerland, 18-22 July 2011. The deadline for presentation proposals is 14 January 2011.
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Economic Insecurity: Measurement, Causes and Policy Implications, in Paris, France, 22-23 November 2011. The deadline for submitting an abstract is 28 February 2011.
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Not only social capital
Rankings of world Universities and Departments
This section collects links to web sites reporting rankings of world universities and departments. Selected rankings are based on criteria like research publications.
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Rankings of scholarly journals
This section collects rankings of social science peer-reviewed journals based on some poular indexes of their impact on the scientific research.
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SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2009 World Report
The SIR 2009 World Report shows a ranking with more than 2000 of the best worldwide research institutions and organizations whose output surpass 100 scholarly publications during 2007.
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The geography of social capital   The Geography of social capital studies
This section catalogues social capital studies according to the particular country to which the main focus is devoted. At the present time, the section is under construction.

:: Africa
:: Asia
:: Central America
:: China
:: Eastern Europe
:: India

  :: Italy
:: Latin America
:: Northern America
:: Oceania
:: United States
:: Western Europe
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Basic concepts
::What is social capital
::Against social capital
::Measuring social capital

Social capital and
the economy

::Social capital at the
firm level

::Game theory and
social capital
::Social capital and
the labour market

::Social capital and
human capital

::Social capital,
knowledge and innovation


Social capital and institutions
::Social capital and political participation
::Social capital and political institutions' performance
The creation of SC
::Civil society and SC
::Internet and SC
::Social capital and the state
::The challenges of multiculturalism

Social capital
and well-being

::Social capital, social interactions and happiness
::Social capital and health
::Social capital and education
::SC, public services
and the welfare state

::Social capital, crime
and urban welfare
::Social capital and
the environment
::Empirical studies on social capital and well-being

Social capital and transition
::SC and institutional transition
::SC and economic transition
Social capital and development
in advanced economies

::Social capital and
economic growth

::Social capital and
local development

::Social capital and
rural development
::Empirical studies on SC and economic growth in HDCs and LDCs

Social capital and development
in low income countries

::Social capital and
poor's life conditions

::Social capital and
rural development

::Microcredit and SC
::Development assistance
and social capital

::Other studies on social capital and poverty
 
 

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The editor
Fabio Sabatini,
Senior Researcher
in Economics at Euricse - University of Trento
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Academic rankings
Rankings of world universities and departments.

Rankings of scientific journals in Business, Business & Finance, Economics, Political Science, Social Psychology, Sociology.

Upcoming conferences

Women’s Bargaining Power and Economic Development, in The Hague, Netherlands, February 2011.

Economic Development in Africa, in Oxford, UK, March 2011.

Migration: Economic Change, Social Challenge, in London, UK, April 2011.

Workshop on Behavioural and Experimental Economics, in Florence, Italy, April 2011.

Equality of opportunity: concepts, measures and policy implications, in Rome, May 2011.

Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries, and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for Environmentally- and Socially-Balanced Growth, in Agadir, Morocco, May 2011.

Workshop on Gender Economics, in Barcelona, Spain, May 2011.

Market and Happiness: Do economic interactions crowd out civic virtues and human capabilities?, in Milan, Italy, June 2011.

The Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility, in Paris, France, June 2011.

Climate Economics and Law Conference, in Bern, Switzerland, June 2011.

Fiscal Federalism: Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes, in Barcelona, Spain, June 2011.

New Directions in Welfare, in Paris, France, July 2011.

Social Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship in Civil Society, in Roskilde, Denmark, July 2011.

Fourth meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, in Catania, Italy, July 2011.

Economic Analysis of Preferences and Well-being in Europe, in Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2011.

Economic Insecurity: Measurement, Causes and Policy Implications, in Paris, November 2011.

Other Events on
social capital
and related topics

Other resources for social sciences

Working papers

Databases and E-Journals

Social sciences departments

Useful links
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Social Capital Gateway
Edited by Fabio Sabatini
Euricse - University of Trento