LEADER 03188nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910438338503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-642-30068-5 010 $a1-283-94588-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-30068-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000533211 035 $a(EBL)1082483 035 $a(OCoLC)823506544 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878720 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11476026 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878720 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10837384 035 $a(PQKB)11048803 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-30068-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1082483 035 $a(PPN)168315866 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000533211 100 $a20130116d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDemocracy in transition $epolitical participation in the European Union /$fKyriakos N. Demetriou, editor 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aHeidelberg $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (291 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-30067-7 311 $a3-642-44581-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. I. Theorizing political participation -- pt. II. The internet and political participation -- pt. III. Case studies. 330 $aThe papers in this collection, written by a cross-regional group of experts, provide insights into the causes of declining levels of citizen participation and other distinct forms of civic activism in Europe and explore a range of factors contributing to apathy and eventually disengagement from vital political processes and institutions. At the same time, this volume examines informal or unconventional types of civic engagement and political participation corresponding to the rapid advances in culture, technology and social networking. The volume is divided into three interrelated parts: Part I consists of critical essays in the form of theoretical approaches to analysing weakening political participation and citizen estrangement; Part II is dedicated to an exploration of the role and deployment of technologically advanced media, such as the internet, as determinants of changing patterns of political participationist behaviour. Finally, Part III presents findings of empirical research on the issue of political participation. Combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, the book contributes towards a better understanding of the disquieting trend of voter apathy and disenchantment with politics in the context of the ongoing process of European integration, and offers a variety of analytical tools for decoding both the emergence of alternative conceptualizations of citizenship and other forms of meaningful civic and political engagement. 606 $aDemocracy$zEuropean Union countries 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a321.8 676 $a323.042094 701 $aDemetriou$b Kyriakos N$0789131 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438338503321 996 $aDemocracy in transition$94204711 997 $aUNINA