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Citizens and the state / edited by Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Dieter Fuchs.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Beliefs in government ; v. 1.
- Beliefs in government ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Europe.
- Political participation.
- Political parties--Europe.
- Political parties.
- Public opinion--Europe.
- Public opinion.
- Europe--Politics and government--1945-.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 474 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It is generally believed that the relationship between citizens and the state in Western 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 form the citizen's perspectiv. Singling out the ten fundamental components of the view that representative democracy is under threat, the book goes on to test them empirically by drawing on the extraordinary data set supplied by the Beliefs in Government research project.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1. Citizens and the State: A Changing Relationship?; PART I. POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT; 2. Electoral Participation; 3. Beyond Electoral Participation; PART II. POLITICAL LINKAGE; 4. Political Parties in Decline?; 5. Party Membership and Party Representativeness; 6. Party Positions and Voter Orientations; 7. Relationships between Citizens and Political Parties; 8. Intermediate Organizations and Interest Representation; PART III. THE POLITICAL SYSTEM; 9. The Dynamics of Trust in Politicians
- 10. Confidence in Political and Private Institutions; 11. Support for the Democratic System; 12. Political Support in East-Central Europe; 13. Support for Democratic Values; PART IV. CITIZENS AND THE STATE; 14. Citizens and the State: A Relationship Transformed; References; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [444]-465) and indexes.
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611978068
- 1-281-97806-X
- OCLC:
- 314342300
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