Social Capital and Political Participation of Canadians

Nakhaie, M. Reza

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“…In general, the role of social capital for civic and political participation is positive among migrants, as in the general population; however, this effect may vary by country of origin and destination as well as by formality of participation (Lindström, 2005;Togeby, 2004). Level of participation may also vary by period of immigration, with more recent immigrants being less active than earlier cohorts (Nakhaie, 2008).…”

Section: Social Capital Migration and Participationmentioning

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Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Palmer

Perkins

2010

Journal Community Psychology

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In China, rapid development has prompted massive migration from rural to urban areas. Migrants' participation in Urban Residents Committees (URCs) and other community organizations offers opportunities for the development of social capital and democracy in contemporary China. We use 2006 survey data from a stratified convenience sample of 3,024 migrant workers in 7 Chinese cities to examine individual and community social capital and their relation to 3 types of community participation: (a) amount of contact with community organizations, (b) frequency of help sought from community organizations, and (c) the rate of participation in URC meetings. Multiple regressions yield, among 12 measures of individual and community‐focused social capital, only neighborhood interaction and organizational social capital as consistently and significantly associated for all 3 types of participation. Other measures were associated with certain types of participation, or were nonsignificant. Implications for migration policy, community participation, and social capital in China are discussed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: Social Capital Migration and Participationmentioning

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Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Palmer

Perkins

2010

Journal Community Psychology

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“…A focus on ethnoracial differences in sociocultural integration is important not only because it is a mistake to regard immigrants as homogenous and refugees as a "mass group in flight" (Dobson, 2004, p. 23;Nakhaie & Kazemipur, 2013) but also because newcomer ethnic groups are subject to differential treatment in the host society (Jackson & Bauder, 2013). Nevertheless, research on the sociocultural integration of immigrants, especially those of Muslim background, has been increasing (Brubaker, 2001;Diehl & Koenig, 2013;Joppke, 2004;Kanas & van Tubergen, 2009;Leszczensky, 2013;Maliepaard, Lubbers, & Gijsberts, 2010;Maliepaard & Phalet, 2012;McAndrew & Voas, 2014;Nakhaie, 2018a;Nandi & Platt, 2015;Platt, 2014;Wright et al, 2017), although the results have been inconsistent (e.g., see Alesina & La Ferrara, 2000;Gidengil, Blais, Nevitte, & Nadeau, 2004;Nakhaie, 2008;Scott, Selbee, & Reed, 2006;Stoffman, 2002;Uslaner & Conley, 2003).…”

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“…Ager and Strang (2008) and Giddens (1979) refer to such resources as the "connective tissue" and "vehicles of power," respectively, that enable newcomers to succeed. Research shows that connections with family, friends, and coethnics, involvement in associations, and volunteerism act as structural links that help with information access, employment, housing, material and emotional resources, language translation, cultural mediation, and a sense of belonging, confidence, and capacity-building in Canada and elsewhere (Dorlet & Moorthi, 2018;Makwarimba et al, 2013;Nakhaie, 2007Nakhaie, , 2008Simich, Beiser, & Mawani, 2002;Stewart et al, 2008). Although the social capital, length of residency, and cultural fit models are useful for predicting integration, newcomers still will need mastery of the host language in order to be able to navigate the new society.…”

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Language proficiency and sociocultural integration of Canadian newcomers

Nakhaie

2020

Applied Psycholinguistics

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This paper evaluates the sociocultural integration of newcomers, paying special attention to language proficiency while taking into account the importance of the assimilation, cultural fit, and social network perspectives. Analyses are based on administrative data collected by the YMCA of South Western Ontario regarding 2,493 of their clients. Results reveal that newcomers’ length of residency, ethnic origin, and social networks play a significant role in the sociocultural integration of newcomers. The longer the newcomers have resided in Canada, the higher their level of sociocultural integration. Non-Europeans displayed a lower level of sociocultural integration than Europeans. However, the most important predictor of sociocultural integration was language proficiency. Not only did language proficiency have a strong and independent effect, but it also tended to level out differences in sociocultural integration of those who had resided in Canada for a short period compared to those living in Canada for a longer period. Similarly, language proficiency decreased sociocultural integration differences between Europeans and ethnic minority newcomers. The policy implications of the results are discussed.

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“…Researchers have shown that trust is important for governmental decision making and policies (Hetherington & Nugent, 1998), for confidence in governmental institutions (Nye, 1997), for political participation (Kazee & Roberts, 1998;Miller, 1980;Nakhaie, 2008;Southwell, 1985), for willingness to pay taxes (Scholz & Lubell, 1998), for support with capital punishment (Messner, Baumer, & Rosenfeld, 2006), and for securing citizen compliance without coercion (Scholz & Lubell, 1998;Tyler, 1990). 1 Focusing on this institutional trust, Levi's (1997) study of several countries, including Canada and the United States, has shown that compliance with conscription was more frequent where there were high levels of trust.…”

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Trust and Support for Surveillance Policies in Canadian and American Opinion

Nakhaie

Lint

2013

International Criminal Justice Review

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After September 11, much legislation has been passed that has impacted negatively upon the tradition of limited government and entrenched privacy rights. Scholarly interest is attracted to the mechanism by which regimes of control and surveillance have disestablished rights without engendering substantial popular resistance. In this article, we analyze a survey of Americans and Canadians on their attitudes toward surveillance and security-based legislation. We develop an argument that trust in government (TGB) produces a tolerance for legislation that limits citizen's rights. We evaluate our model for both Canada and the United States, given the scholarly debate that these countries differ regionally in their level of TGB and support of statism. We posit that support for surveillance and security legislation is related to respondents' trust of government, airport officials, and low tolerance of minorities (LTMs). Results suggest that TGB and airport officials as well as LTMs are the key predictors of surveillance and security legislation in both Canada and the United States. Although Quebeckers are more supportive and residents of the U.S. South are less supportive of security and surveillance legislation than the rest of North America, much of the difference in support for such policies can be accounted for by the level of public TGB. KeywordsNorth America, comparative crime/justice, law enforcement/security, quantitative methods, other Scholars have theorized that liberal democratic states increasingly rely upon intelligence and surveillance of citizens in order to maintain order, make social policy, and control large constituencies (Garland, 2002;Holquist, 1997;Lyon, 2001Lyon, , 2007. Given that such states also have a tradition of limited government that entrench privacy rights, the mechanism by which regimes of control have disestablished rights without engendering substantial popular resistance has reignited scholarly Downloaded from interest. To the extent that public policy on national security and counterterrorism in particular derives from public attitudes toward surveillance, a fresh examination of the link between trust and these public attitudes is important as exceptional post 9/11 counterterrorism laws and practices are renewed or allowed to expire. It is significant for policy makers where security policy is concerned to maintain medium-and long-term government legitimacy and efficacy. Privacy is fundamental to the protection of individual rights and a stable liberal democratic society (Schwartz, 1968). Although policy makers are entreated by law enforcement and national security constituencies, among other groups, to structure policy on the view that rights must sometimes be sacrificed to maintain collective security, such value sacrifices may have long-term consequences antithetical to the state legitimacy in liberal democracies. In this regard, it is also significant for institutional criminologists concerned with state behavior, particularly the question of how or whether liberal and totalitar...

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Social Capital and Political Participation of Canadians

Cited by 18 publications

References 34 publications

Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Social capital and community participation among migrant workers in China

Language proficiency and sociocultural integration of Canadian newcomers

Trust and Support for Surveillance Policies in Canadian and American Opinion

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