Misery of Concepts: Foundations of Controversies Relating to the Conceptualization of Social Capital

Although the discussions of social capital have been restricted to problems of conceptualization and the legitimacy of moral enterprises, the theoretical problems involved can mean much to the understanding of some of the great theoretical and methodological questions of the social sciences. This publication is intended to contribute to this. Therefore, it proposes the redefinition of these problems and analysis of their theoretical and epistemological foundations.

Master in Political Science, Ph.D. in Social Anthropology. Mainly interested in research on the following topics: political representation, representation of interests, engagement and social and political activism, political and cultural elites, education and social structure, and theoretical and methodological problems related to social capital.