Is social capital associated with synchronization in human communication? An analysis of Italian call records and measures of civic engagement

Is social capital associated with synchronization in human communication? An analysis of Italian call records and measures of civic engagement

Abstract Social capital has been studied in economics, sociology and political science as one of the key elements that promote the development of modern societies. It can be defined as the source of capital that facilitates cooperation through shared social norms. In this work, we investigate whethe...

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Main Authors: Marco Mamei, Francesca Pancotto, Marco De Nadai, Bruno Lepri, Michele Vescovi, Franco Zambonelli, Alex Pentland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:EPJ Data Science
Subjects:
Social capital
Mobile phone data
Computational social science
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjds/s13688-018-0152-x

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