Citizens and the state /
It is generally believed that the relationship between citizens and the state in West European democracies has undergone a fundamental change in the last decades. Many observers regard this change as a challenge to representative democracy. This book addresses the problem from the citizen's per...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©1995.
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| Series: | Beliefs in government ;
v. 1. |
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Table of Contents:
- Citizens and the state : a changing relationship? / Dieter Fuchs and Hans-Dieter Klingemann
- Part I. Political involvement
- Electoral participation; Beyond electoral participation / Richard Topf
- Part II. Political linkage
- Political parties in decline? / Hermann Schmitt and Sören Holmberg
- Party membership and party representativeness / Anders Widfeldt
- Party positions and voter orientations / Hans-Dieter Klingemann
- Relationships between citizen and political parties / Roberto Biorcio and Renato Mannheimer
- Intermediate organizations and interest representation / Kees Aarts
- Part III. The political system
- The dynamics of trust in politicians / Ola Listhaug
- Confidence in political and private institutions / Ola Listhaug and Matti Wiberg
- Support for the democratic system / Dieter Fuchs, Giovanna Guidorossi, Palle Svensson
- Political support in East-Central Europe / Gábor Tóka
- Support for democratic values / Jacques Thomassen
- Part IV. Citizens and the state
- Citizens and the state : a relationship transformed / Dieter Fuchs and Hans-Dieter Klingemann.