Society and Democracy in Europe - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138830232 ISBN 13 : 9781138830233

Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This comparative book draws on the European Social Survey to examine what kinds of societal forces shape an individuals' relationship towards political life and develops a theoretical perspective on the relationship between social structure and democracy, linking this to research on social capital and political behavior.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Oscar W. Gabriel is Professor of Political Science at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Stuttgart, Germany and associate researcher at the Institute of Political Studies in Bordeaux (France). His research interest focuses on comparative analyses of political attitudes and behavior, particularly on trust and support, political norms and values and social and political participation. He has extensively published in these areas, conducted a large number of national research projects and participated in several international projects. Currently, he is conducting a research project on citizens' attitudes towards representation and representatives in France and Germany. He is member of the German ESS-NCT. His recent book is "Germany, Austria and Switzerland in the New Europe" (2010, with Fritz Plasser). A publication on "Political Participation in France and Germany" (2011, with Silke Keil and Eric Kerrouche) is in progress.

Silke I. Keil is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Political Sociology at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Her main research areas are political sociology, particularly political attitudes, participation, social capital and electoral behavior. She was general manager of the German European Social Survey NTC. Recent publications in progress (will be published in 2011): Political Participation in France and Germany (edited with Oscar W. Gabriel and Eric Kerrouche, ecpr press) and Metamorphosen Deutschlands: Einheit und Differenzen in Europäischer Perspektive (edited with Jan W. van Deth, Nomos).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138830232
• ISBN 13: 9781138830233
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Éditeur: Keil Silke
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Allemagne