Camden Social Capital Survey 2008 Final Report

Social capital can be defined as the shared norms and co-operative relationships that help us to get along together as a society. It is the social glue that enables us as individuals to cooperate and act collectively. While definitions of social
capital vary, it can be broken down into a number of different components, including citizenship, neighbourliness, trust and shared values, community involvement, volunteering, social networks and civic participation.
In March 2008, the London Borough of Camden commissioned Ipsos MORI to run a survey amongst Camden residents to establish levels of social capital in the borough, to check whether these have improved over recent years, and to start to
explain some of the changes that have occurred.

社会资本可被界定为共享规范与协作关系，这些规范与关系有助于我们作为社会成员和谐共处。它是维系个体之间合作与集体行动的社会粘合剂。尽管社会资本的定义各异，但其可分解为若干不同组成部分，包括公民意识、邻里关系、信任、共享价值观、社区参与、志愿服务、社交网络和公民参与。2008年3月，伦敦卡姆登区委托Ipsos MORI对卡姆登区居民进行一项调查，旨在确定该地区的社会资本水平，核实这些水平是否在近年有所提升，并尝试解释一些已发生的变革。