Civil Society and Activism in Europe: Contextualizing engagement and political orientations Contributor(s): Maloney, William A. (Editor), Van Deth, Jan W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138970794 ISBN-13: 9781138970793 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2016 Click for more in this series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
Dewey: 322.409 |
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
Features: Illustrated |
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Publisher Description: This book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of different organizational types on social capital. Building on Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies and Social Capital and Associations in Europe (2007), this volume seeks to widen and deepen the analysis by introducing new data on activists and combining it with the organizational data and the population data. It evaluates the impact of the organizational context on individual activity profiles and attitudes and values of activists and provides a unique assessment on the contribution that voluntary associations make to civil and democratic society. Part One deals with the consequences of associational involvement for several attitudinal and behavioural orientations and Part Two expands the scope of the effects of voluntary associations towards European attitudes. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of civil society, democracy, political participation, politics and sociology. |
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