Nina Eliasoph

The Politics of Volunteering

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this engaging new book, Nina Eliasoph encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences in civic associations as an entry point into bigger sociological, political, and philosophical issues, such as class inequality, how organizations work, differences in political systems around the globe, and the sources of moral selfhood.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780745650036
• ISBN-10: 0745650031
• Artikelnr.: 41249072

Autorenporträt

Nina Eliasoph is associate professor of sociology at the University of Southern California. Her previous books include Making Volunteers and Avoiding Politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What Are Civic Associations?
Chapter 1: Why Do Theorists Say Associations Are Crucial for Democracy?
Chapter 2: Volunteering and Political Activism
Chapter 3: Civic Association, the Market and Government: How Do Different
Societies Balance Them Differently?
Chapter 4: Neoliberalism and Grassroots Organizations
Chapter 5: What Happens to Civic Participation in Conditions of Vast Social
Inequality?
Chapter 6: Opening Up Civic Participation
Conclusion: Is Democracy in Our Future?
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