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Democratic phoenix : Reinventing political activism
Norris Pippa
Democratic phoenix : Reinventing political activism - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002 - 290p xi
Contents
List of tables;
List of figures;
Preface;
Introduction:
1. The decline and fall of political activism?;
2. Theories of political activism;
Part I. The Puzzle of Electoral Turnout:
3. Mapping turnout;
4. Do institutions matter?;
5. Who votes?;
Part II. Political Parties:
6. Mapping party activism;
7. Who joins?;
Part III. Social Capital and Civic Society:
8. Social capital and civic society;
9. Traditional mobilising agencies: unions and churches;
10. New social movements, protest politics and the internet;
11. Conclusions: the reinvention of political activism?;
Appendix: comparative framework;
Notes;
Select bibliography;
Index.
9780521010535
1. Political Participation2. Political Parties - Elections3. Pressure Groups4. Social Movements
323.000000 / NOR
Democratic phoenix : Reinventing political activism - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002 - 290p xi
Contents
List of tables;
List of figures;
Preface;
Introduction:
1. The decline and fall of political activism?;
2. Theories of political activism;
Part I. The Puzzle of Electoral Turnout:
3. Mapping turnout;
4. Do institutions matter?;
5. Who votes?;
Part II. Political Parties:
6. Mapping party activism;
7. Who joins?;
Part III. Social Capital and Civic Society:
8. Social capital and civic society;
9. Traditional mobilising agencies: unions and churches;
10. New social movements, protest politics and the internet;
11. Conclusions: the reinvention of political activism?;
Appendix: comparative framework;
Notes;
Select bibliography;
Index.
9780521010535
1. Political Participation2. Political Parties - Elections3. Pressure Groups4. Social Movements
323.000000 / NOR