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The
Social Capital Foundation (TSCF) is a non-profit organization
based in Brussels. Created in 2002, it is non-governmental and
fully independent.
TSCF
pursues the promotion of social capital and social cohesion. "Social
Capital" is a resource that can be used to revitalize social
cohesion, and can be defined as a set of mental dispositions and
attitudes favoring cooperative behaviors within society. In this
sense, social capital is a semantic equivalent to the spirit of
community.
TSCF's
orientation emphasizes the necessary social dimension of the market
economy, the pivotal role of the middle class in a democratic
society, the strengthening of civic participation and social
partnership, and the preservation
of cultural identity for community integration.
A
new understanding, by contributing to the dissolution of previous
knowledge, can help renew ideals and thus clear the way for change.
This is why the Foundation supports the development of approaches
that may contribute to the formation of new policies.
It does this through socioeconomic research, publication, and
events that illuminate innovative responses to the challenging
transformations of today. TSCF
sets up a bi-yearly international conference. Part of its
mission is also to edit The International Scope®
Review (TISR).
TISR
is an international journal of excellent level that publishes
essays and empirical works on the economic, ethnic and interpersonal
transformations occurring nowadays in the industrial countries. It
is based on the tripartite model of societal change created by
President Patrick Hunout.
Academic
research produces its greatest value when it confronts the core
problems of our society, and when it brings cutting-edge research
tools to bear upon them. We strive to meet this dual challenge
of academic rigor and policy relevance.
Copyright
©The Social Capital Foundation, 2002-2006,
All
Rights Reserved.
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We
are committed to strengthening the community through the promotion
of social capital.
Patrick
Hunout, President
We
are proud to be the editors of
The
International Scope Review,
the world journal for the human, social, and economic sciences
(ISSN
1374-1217).
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