Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies: A Comparative Analysis

by Van Deth; Jan W.

• ISBN13: 9780415412315
• ISBN10: 0415412315
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This unique study presents the results of a cross-national analysis of citizenship and participation among citizens in twelve European democracies. Research on the future and quality of contemporary democracy is usually restricted to focus either on political participation, on particular aspects of citizenship, or on social activities, exclusively. This new book offers the first empirical investigation of the relationships both between social and political involvement, and between "small-scale" and "large-scale" democracies. Citizenship and Involvement in European Democraciesoffers representative samples of the populations in a selection of European countries between 2000-2, including: Denmark; Germany [East and West]; Moldova; the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; and Switzerland. The leading contributors provide new theoretical insights and offer a broad conceptualization of citizenship, stimulating the ongoing discussions about the problems andchallenges of democratic political systems. This book has a companion volume entitledSocial Capital and Associations in European Democraciesedited by William A. Maloney and Sigrid Robteutscher (Routledge, 2006). Both volumes will be of great interest to students and researchers of European Politics, Comparative Politics and Sociology.

Table of Contents

List of figures	x
List of tables	xi
Notes on contributors	xv
Acknowledgements	xxi
1 Introduction: citizenship, involvement, and democracy in Europe	1
ANDERS WESTHOLM, JOSÉ RAMÓN MONTERO, AND JAN W. VAN DETH
PART I Civic orientations	33
2 Trust in people, confidence in political institutions, and satisfaction with democracy	35
SONJA ZMERLI, KENNETH NEWTON, AND JOSÉ RAMÓN MONTERO
3 Political confidence in representative democracies: socio-cultural vs. political explanations	66
BAS DENTERS, OSCAR GABRIEL, AND MARIANO TORCAL
4 Norms of good citizenship	88
BAS DENTERS, OSCAR GABRIEL, AND MARIANO TORCAL
5 Political and social tolerance	109
JOSÉ MANUEL LEITE VIEGAS
PART II Voluntary organisations and social networks	133
6 Associational involvement	135
LAURA MORALES AND PETER GEURTS
7 Explaining associational involvement	158
GABRIEL BADESCU AND KATJA NELLER
8 Social networks	188
HAJDEJA IGLIC AND JOAN FONT FÁBREGAS
PART III Small-scale democracy	219
9 Small-scale democracy: citizen power in the domains of everyday life	221
JØRGEN GOUL ANDERSEN AND SIGRID ROßTEUTSCHER
10 Small-scale democracy: the determinants of action	255
HANSPETER KRIESI AND ANDERS WESTHOLM
11 Small-scale democracy: the consequences of action	280
ANDERS WESTHOLM AND EMANUEL VON ERLACH
PART IV Large-scale democracy	301
12 Political involvement	303
IRENE MARTIN AND JAN W. VAN DETH
13 Political participation: mapping the terrain	334
JAN TEORELL, MARIANO TORCAL, AND JOSÉ RAMÓN MONTERO
14 Political participation and associational involvement	358
KLAUS ARMINGEON
15 Participation and political equality: an assessment of large-scale democracy	384
JAN TEORELL, PAUL SUM, AND METTE TOBIASEN
16 Conclusion: the realisation of democractic citizenship in Europe	415
JOSÉ RAMÓN MONTERO, ANDERS WESTHOLM, AND JAN W. VAN DETH
Bibliography	439
Index	463