An interdisciplinary collection of historical and comparative articles on civil society and the social capital debate.

This book challenges the mainstream conception of social capital as an individual resource. In its place it offers an understanding of social capital as a socia

As interest in social capital has grown over the past decade—particularly in public health —so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what make

Drawing on lessons from civil society in Northern Ireland, Beyond Social Capital examines the limitations of social capital theory in deeply divided societies.