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SUMMARY:Introduction to Social Capital Research
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to gain a better understanding of social capital?\n\n\n\nAre you doing or planning to do research on social capital?\nWant help navigating the complicated theory and literature?\nDo you want to gain a better understanding of social capital?\n\nThis session provides a foundation for understanding what social capital is\, where it comes from\, and what it does as well as some of the challenges of reading the literature and conducting researching on social capital. The session is designed to kick-start your social capital research or to help you with your existing research. The session will give you a blueprint for understanding the different meanings of social capital and how to navigate the literature on social capital. It is designed to give you a rapid introduction to the concept of social capital and its use in research\, helping you avoid weeks or even months of reading. \nWho is this for? \nThis session is designed for people who are new to social capital research or for anyone who would like to understand the concept better. It would suit PhD and Masters students and other people who are conducting research on social capital. \nHow the session will run: \nThe session will include an informative 20-minute presentation by Tristan Claridge followed by questions and discussion. You will have an opportunity to discuss your research and receive some feedback\, ideas\, and direction for your research. \nWho will run the workshop? \nTristan Claridge\, President of ISCA\, will facilitate this session. Tristan has been researching social capital for over 20 years. He has explored the theoretical foundations of the concept and much of his work aims to bring conceptual and theoretical clarification. These introductory sessions will be run twice each year. \nAccess requirements \nWe seek to make our events accessible\, and this is no exception. If there is something that will help you to engage more effectively in this session\, please email us on: events@intsocialcapital.org. We recognise that not all participants are able to attend all sessions for the full duration. You are free to join us and leave at any time during the networking event. We request that you have your name on Zoom (this can be just a first name) to make it easier for us to facilitate the session and address participants correctly.
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SUMMARY:Resonant Systems: Rethinking Social Capital and Cohesion
DESCRIPTION:Resonant Systems: Rethinking Social Capital and Cohesion from a Luhmannian Perspective\n\n\nBy José María Rodríguez and Segundo Vásquez3P Consulting Engineers\, Inc. \nOur work seeks to explain how social cohesion is maintained in a modern\, complex society that is assumed to be functionally differentiated into autonomous subsystems (economy\, law\, politics\, science\, etc.). To do so\, we draw on advanced concepts such as resonance (Hartmut Rosa) and social capital (Simmel\, Coleman\, Putnam\, Lin)\, focusing on the sociology of Niklas Luhmann: complexity\, radical constructivism\, functional di􀆯erentiation\, autopoiesis (systems operate according to their own logic and are operationally closed but cognitively open)\, and self-referentiality. \nAlthough from a strictly Luhmannian perspective (Social Systems Theory) society is composed of communication rather than persons\, we introduce the concept of resonant social capital\, reformulating the traditional notion of social capital (networks\, trust) through the lens of Luhmannian Resonanzfähigkeit (capacity for resonance). In Luhmann’s framework\, resonance refers to how autopoietic communication systems react to irritations (i.e.\, perturbations from the environment) without losing their operational closure. Referring to resonant systems—where a system’s internal communication can amplify or attenuate external influences—rather than simply social systems suggests a dynamic and contemporary approach to analyzing complex changes such as ecological crises or social transformations. \nOur contribution is to articulate a systemic concept of social cohesion grounded in resonance rather than consensus. Against the traditional view based on moral agreement\, our proposal argues that social cohesion emerges from the interdependence and structural coupling among autonomous subsystems. Systemic social cohesion is therefore understood as the capacity to maintain systemic identity and produce meaningful communication within a chaotic and polarized environment. \nWhen applied to governance\, to the mathematical topology underlying our theoretical framework\, and to Popper’s model of gradual social change\, the Adaptive and Intelligent Social Technology (AIS) offers a coherent analytical foundation for Salazar’s concept of the Citizen State. This foundation is rooted in Luhmann’s theory of functional differentiation. \nJosé María Rodríguez is a professional engineer with over 45 years of engineering experience. He holds a Doctorate\, a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton\, NB\, Canada. He has been certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB). \nOver the last 25 years\, Mr. Rodríguez has acted as a senior manager / planner on projects across Canada and in Venezuela. His experience includes nuclear facilities\, waste management\, industrial\, infrastructure and high-technology applications. \nMr. Rodríguez is currently the Project Director of AIS Technology at 3P Consulting Engineers\, Inc.
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