Invited Speaker
Dr Giacomo Solano
Assistant Professor in Migrant Inclusion
Nijmegen School of Management,
Department of Economics and Business Economics
Radboud University
This presentation explores the concept of negative social capital, a counterpart to the commonly celebrated benefits of social networks. While social contacts are often crucial for accessing resources, they can also impose obligations on individuals to support others within their networks. These demands, termed “negative social capital” following Portes’ seminal work (1995), can represent a significant burden for individuals. Drawing on findings from a survey of small business owners in Uganda, the presentation identifies the types of networks most likely to generate negative social capital and examines their intersection with issues of gender and internal migration. This study represents one of the first attempts to operationalise the concept of negative social capital by examining requests for resources.
About the presenter:
Giacomo Solano is Assistant Professor in Migrant Inclusion at the Nijmegen School of Management, Department of Economics and Business Economics. He is affiliated to the Radboud University Network on Migrant Inclusion (RUNOMI). He holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and University of Milan-Bicocca (joint degree). His research interests include social and labour market integration of migrants, migrant entrepreneurship, comparative integration policies, social dynamics in developing countries and social network analysis.
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