04277oam 2200829I 450 991077873730332120230124180925.01-317-46318-80-7656-0230-X1-315-70188-X0-585-00166-910.4324/9781315701882 (CKB)111000211279376(EBL)2049479(OCoLC)908993336(SSID)ssj0000218223(PQKBManifestationID)12029653(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000218223(PQKBWorkID)10213333(PQKB)10269080(MiAaPQ)EBC3568992(OCoLC)958108963(EXLCZ)9911100021127937620180706e20151998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrParticipation and democracy, East and West comparisons and interpretations /edited by Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Bjorn WittrockLondon ;New York :Routledge,2015, c1998.1 online resource (304 p.)First published 1998 by M.E. Sharpe.1-317-46319-6 0-7656-0229-6 ""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""About the Editors and Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The Self-Organization of Society and Democratic Rule: Specifying the Relationship""; ""3. Institutions and Actors in a New Democracy: The Vanishing Legacy of Communist and Solidarity Types of Participation in Poland""; ""4. Local Democratization in the Czech Republic After 1989""; ""5. An Emerging Paradox: Civil Society from Above?""""6. The Social Democratic Party in Eastern Germany: Political Participation in the Former GDR After Unification""""7. The State, Associations, and the Transition to Democracy: Early Corporatism in Sweden""; ""8. The Norwegian Voluntary Sector and Civil Society in Transition: Women as Catalysts for Deep-Seated Change""; ""9. Social Alliances and Coalitions: The Organizational Underpinnings of Democracy in Western Germany""; ""10. Democracy in America at the End of the Twentieth Century""; ""11. Conclusion: Contrasting Patterns of Participation and Democracy""; ""Index""Since Alexis de Tocqueville first made the linkage in his writings on America, a healthy democracy has been associated with the flourishing of civil society, as measured by popular participation in voluntary and civic activities and the vitality of organizations that mediate between the individual and the state. This volume takes a fresh look at this classic theme in the context of post-communist Eastern Europe, the West European welfare states and the United States, asking: what patterns of participation characterize the new democracies of Eastern Europe?; what levels of civic activism are chComparative governmentDemocracy -- Europe, EasternDemocracy -- Europe, WesternDemocracy -- United StatesDemocracyEurope, EasternDemocracyEurope, WesternDemocracyUnited StatesComparative governmentPolitical Theory of the StateHILCCPolitical ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCComparative government.Democracy -- Europe, Eastern.Democracy -- Europe, Western.Democracy -- United States.DemocracyDemocracyDemocracyComparative governmentPolitical Theory of the StatePolitical ScienceLaw, Politics & Government321.8/09182/109049321.809182109049Rueschemeyer Dietrich119697Rueschemeyer Marilyn1938-1490845Wittrock Bjorn382146AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910778737303321Participation and democracy, East and West3712306UNINA