{"product_id":"civil-societies-and-social-movements-derrick-purdue-9780415399333","title":"Civil Societies and Social Movements: Potentials and Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors adopt a broad range of research approaches, from testing hypotheses drawn from rationale choice theory against available statistics on associations, to ethnographic study of emerging attempts at participant \/ deliberative democracy. Divided into three clear sections, focusing on the following core aspects of civil society: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the position of civic organizations between state and society in emerging forms of governance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the geographical scales of social movement mobilizations and actions from the local to the global\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- the patterns of public trust and civic engagement that falls under the rubric of social capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on case studies from a wide range of countries, including: Russia, Ukraine, Britain, Greece, Spain, Germany, Argentina and new Asian democracies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting current research on the key dimensions of civil society, \u003cem\u003eCivil Societies and Social Movements \u003c\/em\u003ewill appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of political science, sociology and social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derrick Purdue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415399335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415399333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.44w x 0.74d","brand":"Derrick Purdue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064913080575,"sku":"9780415399333","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8578e8a6-8945-47c3-9d74-7e97ce620e3a.jpg?v=1768671878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-societies-and-social-movements-derrick-purdue-9780415399333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}