Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American PoliticsHarvard University Press, 26 set 1995 - 640 pagine This book confirms Alexis de Tocqueville’s idea, dating back a century and a half, that American democracy is rooted in civil society. Citizens’ involvement in family, school, work, voluntary associations, and religion has a significant impact on their participation as voters, campaigners, donors, community activists, and protesters. |
Sommario
Introduction | 1 |
The World of Participation | 35 |
How Much? About What? | 49 |
3 | 56 |
A Report from Activists | 97 |
Recruiting Political Activists | 133 |
Participation and Representation | 161 |
Who Participates? Economic Circumstances and Needs | 186 |
Civic Skills | 304 |
Resources Engagement and Political Activity | 334 |
Institutions and Recruitment | 369 |
1 | 372 |
Participation and the Politics of Issue Engagement | 391 |
The Roots | 416 |
Participation Representation and Democracy | 461 |
Voice and Equality in Democratic | 509 |
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Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics Sidney Verba,Kay Lehman Schlozman,Henry E. Brady Anteprima limitata - 1995 |
Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics Sidney Verba,Kay Lehman Schlozman,Henry E. Brady Anteprima limitata - 1995 |
Voice and Equality: Civic Voluntarism in American Politics Sidney Verba,Kay Lehman Schlozman,Henry E. Brady Visualizzazione estratti - 1995 |