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Social capital in Sardinia: a

factor for development?- Analysis and measurement -- Analysis and measurement -

by Miriam MastinuPh. D Student - DADU of Alghero

University of Sassari, Italy

Key words: social capital, methodology, territorial policies

Objectives: - build a complete map of the social capital of all municipalities

of Sardinia

- propose an example of local development policy for an

area of North West of Sardinia

Social capital in Sardinia: a factor for development?

Miriam Mastinu


Miriam Mastinu

Results: - design map of distribution of social capital

- building a strategic axes and guidelines for Villanova

Monteleone’s territory

- Social capital -

Robert Putnam

- “the set of features of social organization, such as trust,

solidarity, tolerance, customs, norms of reciprocity and

networks of civic engagement that can increase the efficiency of

society by facilitating the coordination of individual actions and

collective action”


Miriam Mastinu


Miriam Mastinu

1993 - Putnam’s work: Making Democracy Work

2007 - Massimo Cartocci in "Mappe del tesoro. Atlante del capitale sociale in

Italia”

- 4 indicators

- Social capital -

4 indicators

- the reading of newspapers from the population.

- the level of voter turnout of the population

- the donation of blood


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Miriam Mastinu

- the donation of blood

- the number of sporting associations

MY RESERCH - Methodology -

Data:

- demographic situation

- solidarity expressed by the number of sports clubs and volunteering

Population from 1950 to 2010; male and female population; number of graduates;

employed and unemployed; young people and older;


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Miriam Mastinu

- solidarity expressed by the number of sports clubs and volunteering

association

- civic engagement by turnout

- ability of municipalities to obtain funding

MY RESERCH - Methodology -

After the data collection phase, I had to define the number and types of

variables to be used in the construction of the model for the classification and

mapping of the 377 municipalities in Sardinia.

The following table collected these indexes:

Variables


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Miriam Mastinu

Based on these selected items, I decided to aggregate the data by

constructing an indicator equal to the average of all indices.

Employment rate, employment rate of women: index of senility, rate of schools, rate

of instructed, rate of associations; turnout; funding (€ per capita)

MY RESERCH - Results -

The analytical work was completed with the development of a series of maps.

These maps represent the distribution of social capital on the Sardinian

territory as Cartocci did in 2007 but also with the representation of all the

variables in the form of graphics.


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Miriam Mastinu

This image is an example of a map

that refers to the employment rate.

MY RESERCH - Results -

The aggregation of all data allowed the construction of a single map that

defined the distribution of social capital by town.

The Sardinian realities were divided into 6 clusters with values ranging from -

0.5 to +0.5.

The towns on the coast are characterized by

higher values of social capital. The realities of


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higher values of social capital. The realities of

a larger size, among other things, such as

provincial capitals or other municipalities with

more than 10 000 inhabitants, have the

highest values.

MY RESERCH - Territorial policies -

A clear example of this phenomenon is the area that I chose for define a

number of guidelines for local development. The area I studied is the

Monteleone Area composed by the municipalities of Villanova Monteleone,

Romana, Monteleone Roccadoria, Montresta.


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Miriam Mastinu

In addressing the issue of public policies, I decided to build three strategic

axes and many specific actions for each of them.

Strategic axis Guidelines

Institutional Union of Municipalities - Territorial Pact -

Local Tourism System - Participation

MY RESERCH - Territorial policies -


Miriam Mastinu


Miriam Mastinu

Social Educational system - Local identity -

Events - Reception - Regional Centre of

Photography

Allocations Communications system -

Accommodations – Territorial Marketing

MY RESERCH - Conclusions -

Would be useful, for better understanding and use of data, extend the search

field, trying to insert in measuring also the cultural heritage, in order to

promote a new form of development based on these two new elements.

Another interesting element of research is the relation and the connection

between the municipalities and the surrounding territories. Based on my

previous research, is evident that the social capital of a city can influence


Miriam Mastinu


Miriam Mastinu

previous research, is evident that the social capital of a city can influence

other communities.

Thanks for your attention

Miriam Mastinu

Ph.D Student

[email protected]

Technology

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