Journal of Rangeland

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Participation activates network relations among rangeland users and it can enhance range condition. Since high social capital leads to higher participation and consequently the success of collaborative projects, present study was an attempt to analyze the structural characteristics of social capital of 28 rangeland users in Nardin traditional boundary in Mayamey County of Semnan province. Network analysis was used to assess bonding trust and participation ties in rangeland management activities and macro-level indicators of rangeland user networks. Results indicated that although there is moderate social capital among the users in the study area, their sustainability of relations and network balance are rather weak. Furthermore, trust and participation ties among actors were not optimum. Low speed of trust and participation tie exchange and lack of unity among users were other main challenges in participatory management in this region. According to the findings, reinforcement of social capital along with trust building in the network, and enhancing willingness to participate among users in this traditional boundary can facilitate successful rangeland participatory management in rangelands of the study area.
 

Keywords: Rangeland co-management, trust, social capital, network analysis, Nardin village.

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