LEADER 05369nam 2200973 a 450 001 9910818801603321 005 20230120124336.0 010 $a1-84779-700-8 010 $a1-78170-143-1 010 $a1-84779-217-0 024 7 $a10.7765/9781847792174 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085817 035 $a(EBL)1069605 035 $a(OCoLC)818847343 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000712745 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12329899 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712745 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10649325 035 $a(PQKB)11563084 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086916 035 $a(OCoLC)944041463 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78060 035 $a(OCoLC)1132229627 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623268 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL843487 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069605 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4083720 035 $a(DE-B1597)660053 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847792174 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085817 100 $a20080807d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCultural warfare and trust $efighting the mafia in Palermo /$fCarina Gunnarson 205 $aOnline-ausg. 210 $aManchester, U.K. $cManchester University Press ;$aNew York $cDistributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 225 0 $aPerspectives on Democratic Practice 225 0$aPerspectives on democratization 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-7672-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [230]-236) and index. 327 $a05; 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 state 327 $aThe 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 trust 327 $aInstitutions 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 research 327 $aCultural warfare Appendix: the distribution of the questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; Index 330 $aCultural warfare and trust: fighting the Mafia in Palermo concentrates on a central issue in research on democratic processes: the development of generalised trust. The existence of generalised trust and confidence in a society is decisive for economic development and an effective democracy. Is it possible to fight persistent values of distrust and non-cooperation? Is it possible to support the development of generalised trust through public action and education?The book addresses these questions by examining political efforts to combat Palermo's Mafia-controlled heritage and to turn a tradition 410 0$aPerspectives on democratization. 606 $aSocial capital (Sociology)$zItaly$zPalermo 606 $aMafia$zItaly$zPalermo 606 $aTrust 606 $aCooperation$zItaly$zPalermo 606 $aCivil society$zItaly$zPalermo 606 $aEducation$xSocial aspects$zItaly$zPalermo 607 $aPalermo (Italy)$xPolitics and government 610 $aMafia. 610 $aPalermo. 610 $acivic education. 610 $ademocracy. 610 $adistrust. 610 $aeconomic development. 610 $ageneralised trust. 610 $anon-cooperation. 610 $apublic action. 610 $asocial capital. 615 0$aSocial capital (Sociology) 615 0$aMafia 615 0$aTrust. 615 0$aCooperation 615 0$aCivil society 615 0$aEducation$xSocial aspects 676 $a302.0945/8231 700 $aGunnarson$b Carina$01612853 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818801603321 996 $aCultural warfare and trust$93941852 997 $aUNINA