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Scientific journal “Vestnik NSUEM”

2015 year, number 1

IN SEARCH OF SOLIDARITY. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE MIRROR OF THE THEORY OF THE SOCIAL CAPITAL

I.A. Skalaban
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Karl Marx ave., 20, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Region, 630073, Russia
Keywords: Общественное участие, гражданское участие, социальное участие, социальный капитал, доверие, общественная мобилизация, сообщество, Public participation, civic participation, social participation, social capital, trust, social mobilization, community

Abstract

Public participation as a set of institutional mechanisms for sustainable social development today is undergoing significant changes. The article estimates the prospective analysis of this phenomenon through the prism of the theory of social capital. The article analyses the features of participation interpretations, emphasizes significant variables. It shows the relative dependence of the quality of social capital on the nature of public participation. It is noted that the very willingness and ability to participate, and the presence in the social media opportunities for public participation, can be considered as social capital. It can be accumulated or run away.