Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6781314 | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice | 2015 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
This paper provides a critical review of the progress in understanding the linkages between transport disadvantage and social exclusion. It follows earlier work in proposing social capital as a concept that mediates those linkages but argues that transport researchers must not confine themselves to conceptualisations of social capital as predominantly benign and capable of reducing transport disadvantage and social exclusion. A range of hypothetical pathways is discussed, highlighting the Janus-faced character of social capital as a medium for both the effectuation of progressive social change and the perpetuation and creation of social inequalities. An analysis is provided of the extent to which the recent transport-related literature supports or rejects the hypothesised pathways, and key avenues for future research are identified.
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Authors
Tim Schwanen, Karen Lucas, Nihan Akyelken, Diego Cisternas Solsona, Juan-Antonio Carrasco, Tijs Neutens,