{"product_id":"civil-society-and-activism-in-william-a-maloney-9780415560436","title":"Civil Society and Activism in Europe: Contextualizing engagement and political orientations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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 different organizational types on social capital. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on \u003cem\u003eCitizenship and Involvement in European Democracies \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSocial Capital and Associations in Europe (2007)\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume seeks to widen and deepen the analysis by introducing new data on activists and combining it with the organizational data and the population data. It evaluates the impact of the organizational context on individual activity profiles and attitudes and values of activists and provides a unique assessment on the contribution that voluntary associations make to civil and democratic society. Part One deals with the consequences of associational involvement for several attitudinal and behavioural orientations and Part Two expands the scope of the effects of voluntary associations towards European attitudes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students and scholars of civil society, democracy, political participation, politics and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William A. Maloney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415560438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415560436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 160","brand":"William A. Maloney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136099234047,"sku":"9780415560436","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56dd1ffb-62f9-462f-ae2e-9322d285cbea.jpg?v=1770160505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-society-and-activism-in-william-a-maloney-9780415560436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}