Democracy and the Role of Associations e-bog
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Voluntary associations have been presented as a solution to political apathy and cynicism towards representative democracy. The authors collected in this volume, however, argue that these claims require more robust substantiation and seek to critically examine the crucial link between the associative sector and the health of democracy. Focusing on the role of context and using diverse approache...
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
11 marts 2005
Længde
272 sider
Genrer
Social theory
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781134342471
Voluntary associations have been presented as a solution to political apathy and cynicism towards representative democracy. The authors collected in this volume, however, argue that these claims require more robust substantiation and seek to critically examine the crucial link between the associative sector and the health of democracy. Focusing on the role of context and using diverse approaches and empirical material, they explore whether these associations in differing socio-political contexts actually undermine rather than reinvigorate democracy.