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Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies A Comparative Analysis

500 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

496 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Citizenship, Involvement, and Democracy in Europe

Anders Westholm, José Ramón Montero, and Jan W. van Deth

PART I: CIVIC ORIENTATIONS

Chapter 2: Trust in People, Confidence in Political Institutions, and Satisfaction with Democracy

Sonja Zmerli, Ken Newton, and José Ramón Montero

Chapter 3: Political Confidence in Representative Democracies: Socio-Cultural vs. Political Explanations

Bas Denters, Oscar Gabriel, and Mariano Torcal

Chapter 4: Norms of Good Citizenship

Bas Denters, Oscar Gabriel, and Mariano Torcal

Chapter 5: Political and Social Tolerance

José Manuel Leite Viegas

PART II: VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

Chapter 6: Associational Involvement

Laura Morales and Peter Geurts

Chapter 7: Explaining Associational Involvement

Gabriel Badescu and Katja Neller

Chapter 8: Social Networks

Hajdeja Iglic and Joan Font Fábregas

 

PART III: SMALL-SCALE DEMOCRACY

Chapter 9: Small-Scale Democracy: Citizen Power in the Domains of Everyday Life

Jørgen Goul Andersen and Sigrid Roßteutscher

Chapter 10: Small-Scale Democracy: The Determinants of Action

Hanspeter Kriesi and Anders Westholm

Chapter 11: Small-Scale Democracy: The Consequences of Action

Anders Westholm and Emanuel von Erlach

PART IV: LARGE-SCALE DEMOCRACY

Chapter 12: Political Involvement

Irene Martín and Jan W. van Deth

Chapter 13: Political Participation: Mapping the Terrain

Jan Teorell, Mariano Torcal, and José Ramón Montero

Chapter 14: Political Participation and Associational Involvement

Klaus Armingeon

Chapter 15: Participation and Political Equality: An Assessment of Large-Scale Democracy

Jan Teorell, Paul Sum, and Mette Tobiasen

CONCLUSION

Chapter 16: The Realisation of Democratic Citizenship in Europe

José Ramón Montero, Anders Westholm, and Jan W. van Deth

 

Biography

Jan W. Van Deth, José Ramón Montero, Anders Westholm