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1. New Participatory Dimensions in Civil Society

   Professionalization and Individualized Collective Action

   Edited by Jan van Deth, William Maloney

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This book examines citizen engagement in contemporary democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. Based on empirical information gathered from citizens, activists and organizations, it examines the changing face of democratic participation. Advanced democracies are ‘plagued’...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
2. Civil Society and Activism in Europe

   Contextualizing engagement and political orientations

   Edited by William A. Maloney, Jan W. Van Deth

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of...

   Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
3. Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies

   A Comparative Analysis

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

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   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...

   Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge
4. Social Capital and European Democracy

   Edited by Marco Maraffi, Kenneth Newton, Jan Van Deth, Paul Whiteley

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   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...

   Published June 9th 1999 by Routledge
5. Equivalence in Comparative Politics

   Edited by Jan van Deth

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This book tackles the issues involved and explores strategies to deal with many of the problems of establishing equivalence. Each contribution focuses on a theoretically relevant theme, such as: tolerance; political values; religious orientations; gender roles; voluntary associations; party...

   Published October 28th 1998 by Routledge
6. Private Groups and Public Life

   Social Participation and Political Involvement in Representative Democracies

   Edited by Jan W. van Deth

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This book focuses on the changing relationship between social and political involvement in Western Europe. Empirical case studies examine how new social movements interact with conventional political structures as individuals and groups experiment with new forms of political expression. The results...

   Published November 12th 1997 by Routledge