Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies: A Comparative Analysis (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics: Vol. 17)

By: Jan W. van Deth and José Ramón Montero and Anders Westholm

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Synopsis: This unique study presents the results of a cross-national analysis of citizenship and participation among citizens in twelve European democracies. Research on the future and quality of contemporary democracy is usually restricted to focus either on political participation, on particular aspects of citizenship, or on social activities, exclusively. This new book offers the first empirical investigation of the relationships both between social and political involvement, and between ‘small-scale’ and ‘large-scale’ democracies. Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies offers representative samples of the populations in a selection of European countries between 2000-2002, including: Denmark, Germany (East and West), Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. The leading contributors provide new theoretical insights and offer a broad conceptualization of citizenship, stimulating the ongoing discussions about the problems and challenges of democratic political systems. This book has a companion volume entitled Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies edited by William A. Maloney and Sigrid Roßteutscher (Routledge, 2006). Both volumes will be of great interest to students and researchers of European politics, comparative politics and sociology.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 496 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781134126804
Related ISBNs:: 9780415479608, 9780415412315, 9780203965757
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/17/21
Copyrighted By:: Jan W. van Deth, José Ramón Montero, and Anders Westholm for selection and editorial matter
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Jan W. Van Deth
Edited by:: José Ramón Montero
Edited by:: Anders Westholm