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Modernizing Democracy: Associations and Associating in the 21st Century

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Description for Modernizing Democracy: Associations and Associating in the 21st Century Hardcover. Modernizing Democracy Editor(s): Freise, Matthias; Hallmann, Thorsten. Num Pages: 357 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
Modernizing Democracy brings together scholars focusing the role of associations and associating in contemporary societies. Organizations and associations have been identified as the “meso level of society” and as the “basic elements of democracy”. They are important providers of welfare services and play an important role between the individual and political spheres. In recent years the environment of associations and associating has changed dramatically. Individualization, commercialization and globalization are challenging both democracy and the capability of associations to fulfill the functions attributed to them by social sciences. This change provides the central question of the volume: Is being part of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493904846
SKU
V9781493904846
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Matthias Freise received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Münster University, Germany where Annette Zimmer was his doctoral advisor. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Political Science and executive director of the Graduate School of Politics at the same place. Previously, he supervised a doctoral research group on “European Civil Society and Multilevel Governance” at Münster University together with Annette ... Read more

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