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Title: Social Capital and Ethnic Harmony: Evidence from the New Brunswick Case.
Author : Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
Release Date : January 22, 2006
Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 238 KB

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ABSTRACT/RESUME Recent research in the field of ethnic conflict studies has taken up the theme of social capital. Bridging social capital, the interaction of members of different ethnic groups in associations of various types, is credited with helping to maintain peaceful ethnic relations. This paper evaluates that theory in the case of New Brunswick, using data from the New Brunswick Social Capital Survey (2003 NBSCS). We find no evidence that interethnic interactions in associational life are an important ingredient in explaining the absence of significant ethnic conflict in the province. Instead, other dimensions of associational involvement, including membership in multiple groups, intensive participation, and long-time involvement, have considerably stronger effects on attitudes conducive to social harmony.