Can Putnam's theory explain high levels of social trust?

Hovmand, Maria Arup; Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard

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“…Nevertheless, this suggests that trust is increasingly strengthened through this iterative process. According to Hovmand and Svendsen [36], the promotion of trust in structurally weak areas can be used as a marketing strategy for attracting new residents. In this way, increasing migration and thus the decline in volunteers described by Priemer et al [7] could be counteracted in rural areas.…”

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‘You Know Them All’—Trust, Cooperation, and Cultural Volunteering in Rural Areas in Germany

Kolleck

2022

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(1) Background: Rural areas are characterised by a higher number of volunteers compared to urban centres in Germany. In this context, cultural and arts education is one of the largest voluntary sectors. However, an increasing decline in (cultural) volunteering can be observed. To counteract the decrease, it is important to strengthen regional cooperation and social networks, which are based on trust. The connection between trust, volunteering, and social networks has already been examined, but we still do not fully understand the emergence of trust in the link of cultural education cooperation and networks in rural areas. (2) Methods: A total of 34 semi-structured interviews in combination with egocentric network maps were conducted in four rural regions. The interview data were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. (3) Results: Four dimensions of trust-building were identified: 1. presence and spatial proximity, 2. multiplexity, 3. third party, and 4. community spirit.

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“…In the literature it can be found that active membership and volunteering in local regions have a positive effect on trust [20,36] and vice versa. According to Offe and Fuchs [37], collective actions strengthen interpersonal trust in rural areas.…”

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‘You Know Them All’—Trust, Cooperation, and Cultural Volunteering in Rural Areas in Germany

Kolleck

2022

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“…Another significant finding was higher trust in other persons, the legal system and politicians. Social trust is positively associated with cooperation, income levels, economic growth and lower transaction costs (Hovmand and Svendsen, 2017). This experiment also highlighted the challenge policy makers face in terms of how UBIPs should interact with other social programmes such as housing benefits, pensions, welfare programmes, health insurance, child-care and taxation.…”

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Something for Everyone? Addressing Conservative Opposition to Universal Basic Income Programmes

Wooldridge,

Johnson,

Roberto

2023

Progress in Development Studies

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Trial universal basic income (UBI) programmes in developing nations around the world have yielded positive results with respect to individual health outcomes, income, women’s empowerment, decreased child labour and much more. Concomitantly, UBI trials provide evidence that fears that UBI decreases labour force participation are based more on classist mythology than reality, and, rather, increases employment. Despite these promising results, implementation of UBI programmes will mean overcoming significant partisan political forces. As such, the focus of this commentary is to explore the most prominent barrier to the implementation of UBI programmes in both developing and wealthy nations, namely, conservative political opposition. UBI programmes are generally promoted by liberal politicians and implemented in liberal jurisdictions. However, these programmes can advance outcomes aligned with conservative principles. We chronicle the current and historical conservative opposition to UBI and argue for UBI programmes using common conservative talking points, positioning them as holistic market-based solutions to counter fragmented social services, means to foster vocational opportunities and a catalyst to promote economic growth. A discussion of how reframing UBI programmes to align with conservative principles alters attitudes towards UBI is included. The acceptance of UBI programmes across the political spectrum is paramount for achieving widespread implementation.

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Can Putnam's theory explain high levels of social trust?

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‘You Know Them All’—Trust, Cooperation, and Cultural Volunteering in Rural Areas in Germany

‘You Know Them All’—Trust, Cooperation, and Cultural Volunteering in Rural Areas in Germany

Something for Everyone? Addressing Conservative Opposition to Universal Basic Income Programmes

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