Capital social y redes sociales: analisis del Tercer Sector en contextos rurales/Social capital and networks: analysis of the Third Sector in rural contexts

The third sector of social action is one of the mainstays of the welfare system. As such it has among its functions the ability to detect social requirements that have not been met and to enhance institutional solutions while encouraging social participation. According to Peraldi & Rombaldi (200...

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Published in:CIRIEC-España 2016-04 (86), p.123
Main Authors: Saz-Gil, Isabel, Almaguer-Kalixto, Patricia, Gómez-Quintero, Juan David
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Case studies
Collaboration
Competitive advantage
Discourse analysis
Discussion groups
Nonprofit organizations
Population
Rural areas
Social capital
Studies
Volunteers
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Summary:The third sector of social action is one of the mainstays of the welfare system. As such it has among its functions the ability to detect social requirements that have not been met and to enhance institutional solutions while encouraging social participation. According to Peraldi & Rombaldi (2009) it is essential to integrate social organizations in weakened rural areas. But advances in such processes require that the social utility produced by these organizations is socially recognised. The researchers argue that it is also important that the sector recognises its own network of relationships by identifying the sector strengths and weaknesses. This paper considers the third sector of social action in Teruel, a province of Aragon in Spain. Their research analyses (a) the configuration of different dimensions of social capital, (b) how social capital is expressed through third sector of social action networks and (c) how the sector organises addressing challenges in primarily rural contexts. The research results are expected to enable a diagnosis of the sector in the province of Teruel, contributing to strengthening this sector.
ISSN:0213-8093
1989-6816