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Participation and democracy, East and West : comparisons and interpretations / / edited by Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Bjorn Wittrock



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Titolo: Participation and democracy, East and West : comparisons and interpretations / / edited by Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Marilyn Rueschemeyer and Bjorn Wittrock Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015, c1998
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina: 321.8/09182/109049
321.809182109049
Soggetto topico: Comparative government
Democracy -- Europe, Eastern
Democracy -- Europe, Western
Democracy -- United States
Democracy - Europe, Eastern
Democracy - Europe, Western
Democracy - United States
Political Theory of the State
Political Science
Law, Politics & Government
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: RueschemeyerDietrich  
RueschemeyerMarilyn <1938->  
WittrockBjorn  
Note generali: First published 1998 by M.E. Sharpe.
Nota di contenuto: ""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""
Sommario/riassunto: 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 ch
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ISBN: 0-7656-0230-X
1-315-70188-X
0-585-00166-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456022603321
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