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Title

Social Capital, Collective Action, and Collaboration

Authors

Deniz Leuenberger, Bridgewater State UniversityFollow
Christine Reed, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

From the introduction:

The major research question addressed in this chapter is how social capital works to help overcome the collective action dilemma and foster collaboration. This chapter provides case studies that trace the role of social capital through two environment-focused systems, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program. The two examples demonstrate the importance of accumulated social capital in creating effective decision-making mechanisms for common pool resource management.

Comments

Original Citation:

Leuenberger, D. & Reed, C. (2016). Social Capital, Collective Action, and Collaboration. In J.C. Morris and K. Miller-Stevens (Eds.), Advancing Collaboration Theory: Models, Typologies, and Evidence (pp. 238-254). New York: Routledge.

Recommended Citation

Leuenberger, Deniz and Reed, Christine (2016). Social Capital, Collective Action, and Collaboration. In Faculty, Administrator & Staff Book Chapters. Paper 3.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/fac_bkchapters/3