| Description |
1 online resource (262 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge research in comparative politics ; 31 |
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Routledge research in comparative politics ; 31.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: Contextualizing civil societies in European communities -- 2. Mobilizing voluntary work: The interplay between organizations and municipalities -- 3. Governing associations: Member involvement and efficacy towards associational decision-making -- 4. Associations and political empowerment -- 5. Schools and schoolyards: The associational impact on political engagement -- 6. Civil society organizations as 'little democracies'? -- 7. Voluntary associations and support for Europe -- 8. EU legitimacy and social capital: Empirical insights into a complex relationship -- 9. The relational basis of attachment to Europe -- 10. Political trust in the EU: Active idealists and rational non-actives in Europe? -- 11. Conclusion: Activists, active people and citizens in European communities |
| Summary |
"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"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Civil society -- Europe
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Political participation -- Europe
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare.
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Civil society
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Political participation
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maloney, William A., editor
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Deth, Jan W. van, editor
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| ISBN |
9780203855355 |
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0203855353 |
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9781136996979 |
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1136996974 |
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