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The Connectedness of Community as an Element in Policy

Click on for the data behind the claims and View Notes Page for Speakers Notes. The Connectedness of Community as an Element in Policy. Bill Reimer reimer@vax2.concordia.ca 2006/03/03. Connections and Networks. Structure: With whom are you connected?

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The Connectedness of Community as an Element in Policy

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  1. Click on for the data behind the claims and View Notes Page for Speakers Notes The Connectedness of Community as an Element in Policy Bill Reimer reimer@vax2.concordia.ca 2006/03/03

  2. Connections and Networks • Structure: With whom are you connected? • Content: What brings you together? • Norms: What guides your relationship? How can policy enhance or inhibit the formation of connections?

  3. Market Bureaucratic Associative Communal Normative Systems High Capacity = Agility with all systems

  4. Connections in Action

  5. Social relations most often used in combination NRE Household survey 2001; 1995 respondents

  6. Bureaucratic Fairness and Accountability Associative Commitment to shared interest Partnerships can be problematic Bureaucratic Accommodation Multiple venues for communication Associative-appropriate competition procedures Support for proposals and accountability Long term funding for capacity-building Bureaucratic Norms and Connections

  7. Connectivity and Social Capital • Available social capital is not always used • Opportunities for community development • Building one type of social capital often affects other types • Indirect and concerted programs may be more effective • Context matters • Local consultation and control are critical

  8. Implications for Policy and Programs • Build and facilitate networks • Respect and work with partners’ norms • Work with and support existing networks • Increase local and regional control and resources

  9. The Connectedness of Communities as an Element in Policy The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation nre.concordia.ca www.crrf.ca 2006/03/03

  10. Correlation between Types of AVAILABLE Social Capital: Site-level (r) 19 sites – raw sums with skewed variables logged ** p<.01 Source: NRE Site Profiles 2000 Return

  11. How Do Systems Inter-relate? Return Correlations between types of social capital used (1995 NRE Households) p < .01

  12. Available Social Capital is not always Used Return NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site

  13. Context Matters (Metro Adjacency) Return NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site

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