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Neighbourhood governance: Leadership, trust and social capital

Purdue, D.; Purdue, Derrick

Authors

D. Purdue

Derrick Purdue



Abstract

Social capital consisting of trust relationships between a community and its leaders can contribute to the effectiveness of neighbourhood regeneration partnerships. Engagement with partnerships can also generate vital new resources of social capital for the community. This depends on community leaders, as social entrepreneurs or community representatives. Social entrepreneurs resemble 'transformational leaders', combining entrepreneurial skills with a vision for the neighbourhood. Community representatives resemble 'transactional leaders' who interact with their followers. Ambivalence over trust between individuals and organisations in both partnerships and community reveals difficulties in accumulating social capital. The degree of social capital accumulated in a neighbourhood affects the path leadership succession takes as partnerships develop.

Citation

Purdue, D., & Purdue, D. (2001). Neighbourhood governance: Leadership, trust and social capital. Urban Studies, 38(12), 2211-2224. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087135

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Nov 20, 2001
Journal Urban Studies
Print ISSN 0042-0980
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 12
Pages 2211-2224
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087135
Keywords neighbourhood governance, leadership, trust, social capital
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1084793
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00420980120087135
Additional Information Additional Information : Paper based on data collected in JRF funded project �Community Leaders in Area Regeneration' where Purdue was principal researcher. Article draws on papers presented at the Institutional Capacity, Social Capital and Urban Governance, Seminar, Newcastle (1999) and the ESRC Neighbourhood Colloquium, Liverpool University (2000).


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