Marco Maraffi / Kenneth Newton / Paul Whiteley (eds.)

Social Capital and European Democracy

Herausgeber: Maraffi, Marco; Deth, Jan Van; Newton, Kenneth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780415186308
• ISBN-10: 0415186307
• Artikelnr.: 21481597

Autorenporträt

Maraffi, Marco; Newton, Kenneth; Van Deth, Jan; Whiteley, Paul

Inhaltsangabe

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