Project

Testing the influence of urbanization on the social capital of individuals using the EU-SILC. A comparison of the Belgian and Spanish case.

Code
01SM0510
Duration
10 February 2011 → 09 July 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Applied sociology
Keywords
modernization urbanization social capital
 
Project description

In this research proposal the same theoretical model about the effect of urbanization on individual social capital will be tested in two contrasting contexts of urbanization, i.e. Spain and Belgium. The comparison should help us better understand how, in modern society, urbanization influences people's social ties.