E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten
Maraffi / Newton / Van Deth Social Capital and European Democracy
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-134-66427-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten
Reihe: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
ISBN: 978-1-134-66427-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The authors of this work examine the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government, but also explore alternative models for the creation of social capital. Theoretical discussion is combined with detailed case studies to provide a new explanation of:
* the origins and nature of social capital
* its effects on political participation and policy-making
* the role of the voluntary sector
Contributors go on to examine the possibility that current changes in the voluntary sector may in fact undermine social capital and consider the consequences.
This book is an important step forward in this rapidly growing field of research and adds a unique European perspective to a debate which has been largely US-focussed.
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PART I
Theoretical perspectives on social capital
1. Social capital and democracy in modern Europe
Kenneth Newton^E
2. The origins of social capital
Paul Whiteley^E
3. Collective action theory and the analysis of social capital
Jacint Jordana^E
PART II
Voluntary activity, participation and social capital - case studies of different countries
4. Civic engagement and volunteering in the Netherlands: a Putnamian analysis
Joep de Hart and Paul Dekker^E
5. Contracting out of the participation function: social capital and checkbook participation
William A. Maloney^E
6. Voluntary associations and social capital in Finland
Martii Siisiäinen^E
7. The transformation of the voluntary sector in Norway: a decline in social capital
Per Selle^E
8. Facets of social capital in new democracies: the formation and consequences of social capital in Spain
Mariano Torcal and José Ramon Montero^E
9. The myth of American exceptionalism: a three-nation comparison of associational membership and social capital
Dietlind Stolle and Thomas R. Rochon^E
PART III
10. The political effects of social capital and moral behaviour in Anglo-American democracies
Eric M. Uslaner^E
11. Social capital, active membership in voluntary associations and some aspects of political participation: an empirical case study
Jaak B. Billiet and Bart Cambré^E
