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Checking trust: observing social capital at the individual level / Banerjee, Vasabjit; Holmes, Carolyn E

Banerjee, Vasabjit	Journal Article
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Social capital research has measured the concept in two distinct ways: through direct reporting by participants in cross-national surveys and the presence of associative organisations. Both strategies raise difficulties: the former restricts comparability and assumes group stability; the latter relies on literal translation and uses direct questioning. We problematise these approaches and argue that the ratio of ‘check-points’ where individuals are asked to demonstrate adherence to rules, and ‘trust-points’ where such proofs are not required, can better measure social capital. Moreover, the unevenness of social capital between groups is perceptible by ‘fast-lanes’ that differentially treat individuals based on identity. Evidence from a field survey and observational evidence in South Africa is presented.

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Race ; South Africa ; Inequality ; Social Captial ; Qualitative Methods

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Conventions, Courts, and Communities: Gender Equity, CEDAW and Religious Personal Law in India / Holmes, Carolyn E

Holmes, Carolyn E	Journal Article
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The Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is central in outlining the gendered dimensions of human rights. India ratified this treaty with the reservation that it would be complied with only in accordance with the religious personal law. This article will examine the ways in which the convention interfaces with religious personal law, and the efficacy of the convention in both top-down and bottom-up reform of religious personal laws, as well as secular laws

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Human Rights ; India ; Women’s Rights ; CEDAW ; Norms and Practices

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