An Exploratory Study on Bonding and Bridging Social Capital Among the Non-Displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir, India

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ID2974223
AuthorsAvinash Koul (0000-0002-1960-4707, corresponding author), Shweta Sinha Deshpande (0000-0003-4510-5618)
Year2024
Volume33
Pages596-610
Publication date2024-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Population and Social Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2465-4418 • E-ISSN: 2465-4418
PublisherInstitute for Population and Social Research (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.25133/jpssv332025.032
OpenAlexW4403613417
LanguageEN
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In this exploratory study, we investigate two forms of social capital, bonding and bridging social capital among the non-displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir, India. In addition, we attempt to understand how displacement impinged the bonding and bridging social capital of non-displaced Kashmiri Pandits. The study uses a qualitative and ethnographic research design to elicit information from the participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 non-displaced Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir, comprising 19 men and 11 women. The study concludes that the bonding social capital of non-displaced Kashmiri Pandits is plagued by a lack of interconnectedness caused by physical distance. In addition, the bridging social capital is restricted to a few Muslim neighbors and friends whom non-displaced Kashmiri Pandits have known for generations. The research findings suggest that if the bridging social capital of the non-displaced Kashmiri Pandit community is extended to the majority of the Kashmiri Muslim community, it will integrate both communities at large

Computer security · Kashmiri · Political science · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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