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One of the concepts that has received significant attention in humanities, both qualitatively and quantitatively, is the concept of social capital. It refers to those stocks of social trust, norms, and networks that people can draw upon to solve common problems. Social capital is an input to production like physical and human capital and recognized by the scholars in Humanities as the missing link in analyzing and managing current issues in human societies. Networks of civic engagement, such as neighborhood associations, sports clubs, and cooperatives, are an essential form of social capital; the denser these networks, the more likely it is that members of a community will cooperate for mutual benefit. Although measuring social capital may be difficult, there are excellent studies that have identified useful proxies for measuring social capital, using different types and combinations of qualitative, comparative, and quantitative research methodologies. In political science, there have been studies investigating the political functions of social capital in areas such as political development and political participation. Nevertheless, the role of social capital in political socialization, considered as one of the most important processes by governments and political systems, has neglected so far. The question addressed in this paper concerns the effect of social capital and its most important index, institutional trust, on the process of political socialization of citizens. Institutional trust refers to the dynamic relationship between an individual and an institution. It is a form of trust that distinguished by the potential magnitude of its effect. Keywords: Social Capital, Government, Socialization, Political Socialization, Institutional Trust.

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