LEADER 03675oam 2200709I 450 001 9910813269903321 005 20240506032904.0 010 $a1-136-99698-2 010 $a1-282-58971-7 010 $a9786612589713 010 $a0-203-85535-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203855355 035 $a(CKB)2670000000013769 035 $a(EBL)496316 035 $a(OCoLC)609858921 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357882 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11254512 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357882 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10359361 035 $a(PQKB)10403340 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC496316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL496316 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10382430 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL258971 035 $a(OCoLC)647917718 035 $a(PPN)198457774 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB159646 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000013769 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCivil society and activism in Europe $econtextualising engagement and political orientation /$fedited by William A. Maloney and Jan W. van Deth 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2010 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in comparative politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-97079-4 311 $a0-415-56043-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Contextualizing civil societies in European communities; Part I: General social and political orientations; 2 Mobilizing voluntary work: The interplay between organizations and municipalities; 3 Governing associations: Member involvement and efficacy towards associational decision-making; 4 Associations and political empowerment; 5 Schools and schoolyards: The associational impact on political engagement; 6 Civil society organizations as 'little democracies'? 327 $aPart II: European political orientations7 Voluntary associations and support for Europe; 8 EU legitimacy and social capital: Empirical insights into a complex relationship; 9 The relational basis of attachment to Europe; 10 Political trust in the EU: Active idealists and rational non-actives in Europe?; 11 Conclusion: Activists, active people and citizens in European communities; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis book examines the role of civil society organizations in several advanced European democracies: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Specifically the book focuses on how voluntary organizations contribute to civic and democratic health and assesses the impact of different organizational types on social capital. Building on Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies and Social Capital and Associations in Europe (2007), this volume seeks to widen and deepen the analysis by introducing new data on activists and combining it 410 0$aRoutledge research in comparative politics. 606 $aCivil society$zEurope 606 $aPolitical participation$zEurope 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aPolitical participation 676 $a322.4094 701 $aDeth$b Jan W. van$0554129 701 $aMaloney$b William A$01646545 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813269903321 996 $aCivil society and activism in Europe$93993605 997 $aUNINA