05369nam 2200973 a 450 991081880160332120230120124336.01-84779-700-81-78170-143-11-84779-217-010.7765/9781847792174(CKB)2560000000085817(EBL)1069605(OCoLC)818847343(SSID)ssj0000712745(PQKBManifestationID)12329899(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712745(PQKBWorkID)10649325(PQKB)11563084(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086916(OCoLC)944041463(MdBmJHUP)muse78060(OCoLC)1132229627(Au-PeEL)EBL1069605(CaPaEBR)ebr10623268(CaONFJC)MIL843487(MiAaPQ)EBC1069605(MiAaPQ)EBC4083720(DE-B1597)660053(DE-B1597)9781847792174(EXLCZ)99256000000008581720080807d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCultural warfare and trust fighting the mafia in Palermo /Carina GunnarsonOnline-ausg.Manchester, U.K. Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgravec20081 online resource (263 p.)Perspectives on Democratic PracticePerspectives on democratizationDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7672-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-236) and index.05; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Cultural warfare; Generalised trust and school; This study; The plan of the book; 2 The origins of generalised trust; The blessings of generalised trust; What are the origins of generalised trust?; Institutional explanations; School factors; Competing explanations; Conclusion; 3 Methods; Selection of level, schools and classes; Composition of the questionnaire; Measuring trust; The samples; The panel; Participation in the survey; 4 The Mafia; The Mafia as a parallel institution to the stateThe Mafia and politics The Mafia and territorial control; Weakness of the state -cause or consequence of the Mafia?; The Mafia and mental control; Conclusion; 5 Cultural warfare; Orlando's new policy for Palermo; Orlando's decline; Increased interest in civic education; Conclusion; 6 Students' trust in political institutions; Vertical trust; Are Palermitan students more distrustful than students elsewhere?; Conclusion; 7 Students' perceptions of generalised trust; Generalised trust; Helpfulness; Trust in known people; Trust in unknown people; Conclusion; 8 Explaining generalised trustInstitutions and school Formative years; Theory and major hypotheses; Data and method; Levels of trust in 2002 and 2005; Testing the hypotheses; Conclusion; 9 The Letter Project - students' own stories; Description of the Letter Project; Students' motivation; Distribution of assignments; School life; Students' own stories about trust and faith in other people; Students' stories about their neighbourhood; Relating letters to statistics; Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Describing trust; Explaining generalised trust; The Letter Project; Further findings; Some reflections; The need for further researchCultural warfare Appendix: the distribution of the questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; IndexCultural warfare and trust: fighting the Mafia in Palermo concentrates on a central issue in research on democratic processes: the development of generalised trust. The existence of generalised trust and confidence in a society is decisive for economic development and an effective democracy. Is it possible to fight persistent values of distrust and non-cooperation? Is it possible to support the development of generalised trust through public action and education?The book addresses these questions by examining political efforts to combat Palermo's Mafia-controlled heritage and to turn a traditionPerspectives on democratization.Social capital (Sociology)ItalyPalermoMafiaItalyPalermoTrustCooperationItalyPalermoCivil societyItalyPalermoEducationSocial aspectsItalyPalermoPalermo (Italy)Politics and governmentMafia.Palermo.civic education.democracy.distrust.economic development.generalised trust.non-cooperation.public action.social capital.Social capital (Sociology)MafiaTrust.CooperationCivil societyEducationSocial aspects302.0945/8231Gunnarson Carina1612853MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818801603321Cultural warfare and trust3941852UNINA