Three families of social capital concepts are discussed:(fa1) trust,(fa2) ease of cooperation,
and (fa3) network. In the language of game theory, social capital is the excess propensity to …

This open access publication outlines the underlying framework for gathering data on civic
knowledge, attitudes, and engagement as well as contextual information, and it describes …

Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses
on'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state …

Social movement studies and studies on civil society and, related to them, studies on
voluntarism and the third sector, are burgeoning fields of knowledge, which have, however …

" The book's combined focus on parties as institutions and systems, alongside political
attitudes and behaviors, is why I use it... I have yet to find another text that accomplishes …

Most democratic citizens today are distrustful of politicians, political parties, and political
institutions. Where once democracies expected an allegiant public, citizens now question …

In this new edition of his popular textbook, Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management,
Policy, Helmut K. Anheier has fully updated, revised and expanded his comprehensive …

In 1994 the General Assembly of the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA) decided to undertake a study on civic education. This …

In the discussion of the sources of social capital, it has been stressed that generalized trust
is built up by the citizens themselves through a culture that permeates the networks and …

This article discusses the nature and importance of the relationship between social and
political trust. The first section contains an account of the problems that define trust and a list …