Youth and Social Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Authors

  • Biljana Kovačević University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2230-9792
  • Ivan Sijakovic University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jagoda Petrovic University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v9i3.266

Keywords:

social capital, social trust, youth

Abstract

This paper examines levels of social trust and its influence on the development of social capital among young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the first part of the paper, we give an initial theoretical overview that serves as a framework for the survey. The aim of the paper is to investigate different types of social capital and to review the extent in which the social trust enables efficient building of social networks, connections and ties. In the second part of the paper, we present our survey, conducted in the year 2017. The case of a 1,352 people from 15 to 30 years of age. The survey is showing a general lack of trust among young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its negative impact on society’s development.

Author Biographies

Biljana Kovačević, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Department of Sociology, Faculty of Political Sciences

Ivan Sijakovic, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Department of Sociology, Faculty of Political Sciences

Jagoda Petrovic, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Department of Social work, Faculty of Political Sciences

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Published

26.09.2019

How to Cite

Kovačević, B., Sijakovic, I., & Petrovic, J. (2019). Youth and Social Capital in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italian Sociological Review, 9(3), 363. https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v9i3.266

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2019)

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