| Abstract: | This issue begins with an article focused on Canada rural communities.Recent literature has placed considerable emphasis on the importanceof building and mobilizing neighbourhood or community socialcapital. There is less written about how social capital canbe concretized in situations of community conflict. The articleby Ann Dale and Jennie Sparkes reports on some qualitative researchconducted into a campaign led by a Canadian community rich inhuman and social capital against a multi-national corporation.They highlight the important role in the campaign played by'critical node individuals' operating within an open diversenetwork system and able to make and sustain connections strongenough to engage in a unified campaign. The authors suggestthat certain network structures are more likely to facilitate |
