Civic Participation in America [electronic resource] /
Kidd, Q.author.
This book argues that the declining nature of traditional forms of civic participation over the last half century are the result of the evolution of larger institutional, social, and historical forces that have favored the self-interest motivation at the expense of civic duty.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: The Calculus for Civic Participation * Citizenship and Civic Participation * The Political Economy of Civic Participation * Active Government and Civic Participation * Civic Socialization and Civic Participation * Institutional Evolution, Civic Socialization, and Twenty First Century Civic Participation.
This book argues that the declining nature of traditional forms of civic participation over the last half century are the result of the evolution of larger institutional, social, and historical forces that have favored the self-interest motivation at the expense of civic duty.
Political science.
Europe-Politics and government.
Political sociology.
Democracy.
Political theory.
Political Science.
European Politics.
Political Sociology.
Democracy.
Political Theory.