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Evaluating the effectiveness of implementing the rural cooperative management project on the social capital of the rural community: application of social network
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Mehdi Ghorbani *   , Seyed Amir Hossein Garakani , Leila Avazpour , Sajad Amiri , Majid Rahimi |
| Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. , mehghorbani@ut.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (550 Views) |
Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a rural participatory management project on the social capital of the rural community in Gachsaran County.
Method: In the present study, the amount of social capital within the network has been measured through the social network analysis method and macro-network indicators in the villages of Padouk and Aru, located in the Gachsaran district of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, which is covered by the development of rural systems. In this study, social network analysis, a network analysis questionnaire, and direct interviews with members of rural micro-development funds were utilized, alongside the use of macro-network indicators such as density, reciprocity, transitivity, and geodesic distance.
Results: Following the project’s implementation, the density index among the members of the micro-development funds has increased within the trust and participation links. Increasing the density among individuals leads to the development of trust, participation, and social capital at the individual level. The reciprocity of links has also increased in the dimensions of trust and participation after the implementation of the project. The increase in this index has rendered the fund members’ network stable to a desirable extent. In order to create mobility within the local community, achieve social empowerment and the economic and social stability of the studied society, and finally establish participatory management, it is necessary to increase the amount of social capital. This increase has also created an opportunity to build capacity for participation, which has a significant impact on the process of community-based participatory management in the region.
Conclusions: In order to create mobility within the local community, achieve social empowerment alongside the economic and social stability of the studied society, and finally establish participatory management, it is necessary to increase the amount of social capital. This increase has created an opportunity to build capacity for participation, which subsequently has a significant impact on the process of community-based participatory management in the region. |
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| Keywords: Gachsaran, Social Networ Analysis, Rural Systems, Participatory Management. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
سکونتگاههای شهری و روستایی
Received: 2024/04/23 | Accepted: 2025/07/12 | Published: 2025/12/22
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