Shades of Social Capital
Elite Persistence and the Everyday Politics of Community Forestry in Southeastern Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter R Wilshusen (Bucknell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 389-406 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a40132 |
| OpenAlex | W2157239586 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 58 |
Social capital has been discussed widely as networks based in trust and reciprocity that can facilitate economic development, democratic governance, and sustainable natural-resource management. The concept has not been examined thoroughly as an analytical lens for understanding power relations. Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of practice I develop a relational and contextual view of social capital in order to explore the everyday political exchanges tied to a long-standing community forestry association in Quintana Roo, Mexico. I present a case study that recounts the emergence and decline of a timber-marketing fund to illustrate how elite actors from member communities ( ejidos) maintain relative dominance within social networks over time. This Bourdieusian perspective on elite persistence exemplifies the downside of social capital but also reveals a cultural view of everyday politics that highlights tensions among long-standing practices (habitus) and formal and informal spheres of social interaction (fields
Community forestry · Cultural capital · Democracy · Elite · Forest management · Geography · Habitus · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Social mobility · Social reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
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| Citations per year | 1,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 30 |