The establishment of local communal organizations is a unique strategy of rural communities to build resilience against economic challenges. Shirvareh is traditionally recognized as an important communal organization of women in Southwestern Iran for managing dairy production and securing their livelihood. Preserving this vital social institution and its associated indigenous knowledge was the main motivation of this study to examine factors influencing Shirvareh’s performance. Given that relevant studies on the performance of this social organization in Iran are rare, the current study was an attempt to fill this gap through an empirical study using a social network analysis (SNA) approach. The general goal of this study was to investigate the networks of trusting relationships of rural women involved in the Shirvareh organization in Ghasr-e-Yaghoub village located in Fars province, Southwestern Iran. The results revealed that possible in-group trust ties were maximum whereas out-group trust ties were moderate to high, meaning that bonding social capital at individual, sub-group, and network level are generally high. High in-group and out-group ties enable community members to cope with disturbances, initiate social innovation, and act collectively, which in this case, assures the sustainability of their efficient traditional organization and protects them against poverty.

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连接伊朗西南部农村妇女的社会资本：社会网络分析的应用*

建立地方社区组织是农村社区建立抵御经济挑战的独特战略。Shirvareh 传统上被认为是伊朗西南部一个重要的女性社区组织，负责管理乳制品生产和保障她们的生计。保护这一重要的社会机构及其相关的本土知识是本研究的主要动机，以检查影响 Shirvareh 表现的因素。鉴于有关伊朗社会组织绩效的相关研究很少，目前的研究试图通过使用社会网络分析 (SNA) 方法的实证研究来填补这一空白。本研究的总体目标是调查参与Shirvareh的农村妇女的信任关系网络该组织位于伊朗西南部法尔斯省的Ghasr-e-Yaghoub村。结果显示，可能的组内信任关系最大，而组外信任关系中等至高，这意味着个人、子组和网络级别的结合社会资本普遍较高。内部和外部的高度联系使社区成员能够应对干扰、发起社会创新和集体行动，在这种情况下，这确保了他们高效的传统组织的可持续性并保护他们免受贫困。