This paper identifies the main contributions of Social Network Analysis (SNA) use in the
study of innovations in rural areas with an emphasis on agriculture and forestry. The …

Digital inequalities research has documented a set of practices related to people's Internet
use that questions the binary division between Internet users and non-users. In particular …

Mobile phones have gained an important role in the personal communication of older adults
with the members of their social support networks. Research shows that older adults …

Through population surveys and interviews, this article examines how relationships among
neighbors in Tirana, capital of Albania, have evolved after the demise of communism, in …

Purpose–Ageing of population means for society facing new challenges and one of the main
challenges is how to ensure quality of life of elderly and prevent their exclusion from the …

Ageing can be conceptualized as a series of transitions, each bringing about gains or
losses. The actual experience of a life event is dependent also on a person's resilience …

The primary interest of this article is to understand the organisation of community care in
Slovenia. There are several differences at the local level regarding how the formal care of …

The elderly are in many ways more vulnerable than other groups in society. To research the
vulnerabilities of the elderly, this article works with the concept of social exclusion. It …

How did the economic crisis impact social capital in European societies? The empirical
studies conducted so far provide contradictory conclusions about the strength and direction …

Regarding the dramatic shift towards home ownership in transition countries, the changing
macro policy frameworks have been widely discussed, whereas the meaning of home …