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Commentary on Widmalm: A Rebuttal

Authors: Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Deutsch, F.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Name: Journal of Civil Society
Language: English

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Abstract:

"We are grateful to Sten Widmalm's discussion of our article as it gives us a welcome opportunity to clarify some obvious misunderstandings. We hope this exchange of arguments will further contribute to a fruitful debate. It is noteworthy that Widmalm's critique is not targeted against our empirical findings but against the way in which we conceptualize our variables, the strongest argument being that what we do is against the orthodoxy in social capital studies. We agree that what we do is unorthodox. But we do not agree that it is mistaken for just this reason. Let us examine Widmalm's reasoning in more detail..."

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