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1. Civil Society and Activism in Europe

   Contextualizing engagement and political orientations

   Edited by William A. Maloney, Jan W. Van Deth

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This 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...

   Published March 18th 2010 by Routledge
2. Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies

   A Comparative Analysis

   Edited by Jan W. Van Deth, José Ramón Montero, Anders Westholm

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   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...

   Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge
3. Private Groups and Public Life

   Social Participation and Political Involvement in Representative Democracies

   Edited by Jan W. van Deth

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This book focuses on the changing relationship between social and political involvement in Western Europe. Empirical case studies examine how new social movements interact with conventional political structures as individuals and groups experiment with new forms of political expression. The results...

   Published November 12th 1997 by Routledge