Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karacuka
Ege University
Fellow am CAIS von September 2019 bis Februar 2020
Ege University
Fellow am CAIS von September 2019 bis Februar 2020
The Internet and the process of digitalization have been reshaping the norms and relationships among individuals, groups and society at large. The relationship between digital technologies and its effect on social capital therefore imposes an important area to investigate for social and individual welfare. The internet may transform social capital as it can shift social contact and civic involvement from local and group-based solidarities toward “spatially dispersed and sparsely knit interest-based social networks” as well as the internet may diminish social capital as it creates isolation and draws people away from family and friends.
In this project we aim to utilize probit models to investigate the relationship between the elements of social capital such as trust and civic participation and internet and computer usage. The results of this project are expected to contribute to the importance of social capital in the age of digitalization.