Charles Pattie

Citizenship in Britain (eBook, PDF)

Values, Participation and Democracy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean to be a British citizen in the early part of the twenty-first century? This book presents the first major empirical study of citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy. It examines why some people are 'good' citizens when others are 'bad' and it explores the consequences of citizenship for policy-makers and democracy. Comprehensive and accessible, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of civic attitudes in Britain today and will appeal to students, researchers and policy-makers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511262074
• Artikelnr.: 38207450

Autorenporträt

Charles Pattie is Professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield. His publications include From Votes to Seats: The Operation of the UK Electoral System since 1945 (with R. J. Johnston, D. F. L. Dorling and D. J. Rossiter, 2001) and Scotland Decides: The Devolution Issue and the Scottish Referendum (with James Mitchell, David Denver and Hugh Bochel, 2000).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Theories of citizenship
Part I. Understanding Citizenship: 2. Civic beliefs and citizenship
3. Civic behaviour and citizenship: macro politics
4. Civic behaviour and citizenship: micro politics
Part II. Modelling Citizenship: 5. Alternative theories of citizenship
6. Testing rival theories of citizenship
Part III. The Consequences of Citizenship: 7. So what? The consequences
8. The dynamics of citizenship
9. Conclusions.