Post-Displacement and Social capital. Exploratory study of Programa Familias en su Tierra FEST– a Minor Field Study

Abstract: This study is an explorative case study, realized in the department of Sucre, Colombia, of the relationship between Familias en su tierra FEST program beneficiary’s social capital and the development of a productive project that aims to foster self-reliance. For the purpose of this study Alejandro Portes work on social capital constitutes the theoretical framework of analysis. Findings suggest that there are significant structural and historical that should be taken into account in program design. Moreover, it highlights the mix blessing of social capital in the case of marginalize farmers.