abstract: This article aims to conceptualize the gendered interface between social capital and vulnerability. It emphasizes Pierre Bourdieu’s notion of social capital embedded in his Theory of Practice as a fruitful analytical device for this intersection. The authors’ conceptual thoughts are based on a review of the literature on the role of migration-related social networks from mainly diverse Asian contexts and empirical fieldwork in South and Central Asia.

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doi.org/10.1177/0011392110372732, hdl.handle.net/1765/21088
ISS Staff Group 3: Human Resources and Local Development
Current Sociology
International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS)

Siegmann, K. A., & Thieme, S. (2010). Coping on Women’s Backs: Social Capital-Vulnerability Links through a Gender Lens. Current Sociology, 58(5), 715–737. doi:10.1177/0011392110372732