Social Capital in Arab Countries: A Theoretical Perspective

Year 2024, Volume: 24 Issue: 1, 15 - 28, 29.04.2024

Deena Saleh

https://doi.org/10.30976/susead.1405689

Abstract

Purpose- This study focuses on social capital, which has gained popularity as a multifaceted concept in economic, political, and social disciplines. There are three social capital dimensions: bonding, bridging, and linking. In this study, we focus on bonding and bridging social capital due to their implications for individuals, the community, and the country. We examine bonding social capital in the Arab Middle East countries, taking the region's economic social, and political composition into account.
Methodology- Building on data from the World Values Survey, we examine different proxies of both social capital dimensions in Arab countries. We aim to facilitate an understanding of different social capital dimensions and comprehend their implications for the social, political, and economic development of Arab countries.
Conclusion- The emphasis of traditional economic theories has shifted from orthodox factors of production to the importance of factors such as an educated workforce, and sociocultural factors such as a country's social development, and cultural structure, in addition to factors such as social interactions, social capital, trust, cooperation, and tolerance.

Keywords

Bonding Social Capital, Bridging Social Capital, Economic Sociology, Arab Countries, World Values Survey

Arap Ülkelerinde Sosyal Sermaye: Teorik Bir Bakış Açısı

Abstract

Amaç- Bu çalışma, ekonomik, siyasi ve sosyal disiplinlerde çok yönlü bir kavram olarak popülerlik kazanan sosyal sermayeye odaklanmaktadır. Bağlama, köprüleme ve bağlantı kurma olmak üzere üç sosyal sermaye boyutu vardır. Bu çalışmada, bireyler, toplum ve ülke için taşıdıkları sonuçlar nedeniyle bağlama ve köprüleme sosyal sermayesine odaklanıyoruz. Bölgenin ekonomik, sosyal ve siyasi yapısını dikkate alarak Arap Ortadoğu ülkelerinde bağlama sosyal sermayesini inceliyoruz.
Metodoloji- Dünya Değerler Araştırması’ndan elde edilen veriler temel alınarak, Arap ülkelerinde her iki sosyal sermaye boyutunun farklı vekilleri incelenmektedir. Farklı sosyal sermaye boyutlarının anlaşılmasını kolaylaştırmayı ve Arap ülkelerinin sosyal, siyasi ve ekonomik gelişimi için taşıdıkları sonuçları anlamayı amaçlıyoruz.
Sonuç- Geleneksel ekonomik teorilerin vurgusu, üretim faktörlerinin ortodoks faktörlerinden eğitimli bir işgücü, bir ülkenin sosyal gelişimi ve kültürel yapısı gibi sosyo-kültürel faktörlere ve sosyal etkileşimlere, sosyal sermayeye, güvene, işbirliğine ve hoşgörüye kadar faktörlere önem veren faktörlere kaymıştır.

Keywords

Bağlama Sosyal Sermayesi, Köprüleme Sosyal Sermayesi, Ekonomik Sosyoloji, Arap Ülkeleri, Dünya Değerler Araştırması.

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