Fukuyama on social capital

Abstract

The paper aims to provide a synthesis of Fukuyama's theory of social capital Three different conceptual issues are discussed in the article: definition paradigmatic framework, and methodology. Another aspect of Fukuyama's concept of social capital is discussed from the perspective of Fukuyama's great popularity in public policy since the nineties. The concluding part of the paper deals with Fukuyama's place in academic and policy discourse on social capital.Tekst je pokusaj sinteze teorije socijalnog kapitala Fransisa Fukujame Najvazniji aspekti naseg teorijskog razmatranja Fukujaminog pojma obuhvataju: definiciju, paradigmatski okvir i metodoloska resenja. Posebno mesto u radu posveceno je Fukujaminom pozicioniranju u prakticnopolitickoj sferi od devedesetih godina, pri cemu je njegov pojam socijalnog kapitala imao vaznu ulogu. Takodje se razmatra mesto ovog autora u diskursu o socijalnom kapitalu.