I want to measure societal impacts of my initiative…
...by assessing its impact on social capital
...by assessing its impact on social capital
Aggregate indicator title | Social capital |
Description | Resources needed for resilience at the societal level |
Domain | Society |
Qualitative/Quantitative | Quantitative & Qualitative |
Primary/Secondary data | Primary and Secondary data |
Source of data | Primary: Project partners, participants Secondary: Project documentations (reports, information on websites, publications etc.); Online repositories (e.g. Science Direct, Google Scholar, etc.) |
Time series | Yes, ex ante and ex post |
Unit of measurement (observation) | Absolute values & nominal |
Unit of analysis | Project |
Analytical level (logic model) | Context, input, process, output, outcome, impact |
Links with indicators in other domains | N/A |
Data collection method(s) | Interviews with citizen observatory members and non-members stakeholders; review of project documentations (reports, log-books, etc.); analysis of the initiative tools (platforms, Apps, etc.); literature review |
Data collection item(s) |
8-10 questions are available for each topic in the indicator building - too elaborate to include here |
Indicator building | Formal engagement • Which community members have a role in formal organizations/institutions (e.g. as spokes persons)? • The score on the indicator for Communication and decision mode in the institutional outcomes • People who volunteered time to an organization in the past month. Trust and belonging (neighborhood) • Migration rate in a neighborhood • Perceived ‘togetherness’ of respondents from the community • People reporting trust in others. Trust and belonging (online) • Duration of membership in a relevant online group(s) • Intensity/frequency of posts in the group(s) • Diversity of members participating in that group(s) • People engaging in social networking online. Helping behaviour • Frequency and nature of neighbourly help in the community. • Circumstances under which neighbors would ask each other for help. • % of people who believe they can rely on their friends in the case of need |
Availability of data | Low |
Feasibility | Resource demanding |
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