The future of our democracies : young party members in Europe / Michael Bruter and Sarah Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruter, Michael, 1975-

Contributor:

Harrison, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Europe.

Democracy.

Youth--Political activity--Europe.

Youth.

Youth--Political activity.

Political socialization.

Europe.

Political participation--Europe.

Political participation.

Political socialization--Europe.

Physical Description:

xii, 250 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"This book presents the results of a new comparative research project on the trajectories, motivations, perceptions and attitudes of young members (aged 18-25) of 13 different European political parties in GB, France, Germany, Spain, Norway and Hungary. The project combined a mass survey of 2919 young party members with 507 in-depth interviews"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction and Background * Model and Methods * Becoming a Young Party Member: Inheritance, Paths to Membership, and Political Socialisation * 24 Hours in the Life of a Young Party Member * How the Party Changed my Life * Young Party Members and their Party * Young Party Members and their Democracy * Young Party Members and their Future * The Future of our Democracies * The Survey Introduction and Background * Model and Methods * Becoming a Young Party Member: Inheritance, Paths to Membership, and Political Socialisation * 24 Hours in the Life of a Young Party Member * How the Party Changed my Life * Young Party Members and their Party * Young Party Members and their Democracy * Young Party Members and their Future * The Future of our Democracies * The Survey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230219731

023021973X

OCLC:

308174281