Between Institutional and Domestic Logics
Symbolic Capital in Community Development in a Disadvantaged Neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2991780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Talja Blokland (0000-0002-9997-1207, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Hannah Schilling (0000-0003-2714-8884, Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin, Germany), Nina Margies (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 468-484 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380385251361794 |
| OpenAlex | W4413686236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 65 |
Community development projects aim to activate residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods through social capital, as does, for example, the Stadtteilmütter project in such a neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany. However, after decades of such initiatives, disadvantaged neighbourhoods still tend to be pockets of disadvantage. This article explores one possible reason for this community development failure: the focus on enhancing social capital does not include enough attention to symbolic resources. However, as we argue through the empirical lens of the experiences of workers in the Stadtteilmütter project, the symbolic capital of reputation and respect in the domestic logics in a disadvantaged neighbourhood can collide with institutional logics of 'facts' and professional distance. This collision creates ambivalence in trustworthiness, whereas trusting relations are a central feature of social capital
Capital (architecture) · Disadvantaged · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Symbolic capital · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |