Studying the impact of social capital on good governance and stability of rural communities, by the mediating role of cultural capital (Case Study: Godin vill, Kangavar County)

Economic, social and political development in the local, regional, national and international scale; also, the consequences of rural underdevelopment, such as widespread poverty, high inequality, rapid population growth, unemployment, migration, etc., have led to focusing on rural development, and even placing its priority over urban development. So, rural development is a multidimensional process, ensuring the permanent improvement of life ('s quality) in rural society. Thus, considering the cultural and social capital, as the capital leading to resource's stability and economic benefits, also, the good governance -promoting interaction between people and the state- becomes more and more necessary. The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of social capital on good governance and stability of rural communities, by the mediating role of cultural capital in the Godin vill. Using Cochran's formula, our statistical society is calculated 240, and using multistage cluster sampling method, the required data was gathered through distributing questionnaires among villagers. The proposed model was evaluated through Structural Equations Modeling (SEM) and AMOS18 software. The hierarchical regression method in SPSS software was used to investigate the mediator's effects between good rural governance and stability. Findings of the research indicate that the proposed model is relatively suitable. They also indicate that the indirect effects of social capital on social-economic stability -by the mediating role of good rural governance- are significant. Hierarchical regression also showed that cultural capital mediates the relationship between a good rural governance and socio-cultural stability.