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1. Evaluating Democratic Innovations

   Curing the Democratic Malaise?

   Edited by Kenneth Newton, Brigitte Geissel

   In the face of increasing political disenchantment, many Western governments have experimented, with innovations which aim to enhance the working and quality of democracy as well as increasing citizens’ political awareness and understanding of political matters. This text is the most...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
2. 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