France, social capital, and political activism
By: Francesca Vassallo.
Series: French politics, society and culture
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230518001
Subjects: Political participation -- France; Political activists -- France; Social capital (Sociology) -- France; France -- Politics and government -- 1958-
Description: "France, Social Capital and Political Activism deals with the theme of political participation in France, focusing on conventional and unconventional forms of political activism over the last three decades. Measures of social integration and political involvement are used to question the validity of social capital theory. The French model of political participation supports the interpretation that countries do not need necessarily to focus on the development of social capital to increase people's political involvement and consequently the quality of their participatory democracies"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Political Participation and Democracy * Political Participation in France * Political Activism and Social Capital from the French Perspective * The French Paradox: Social Capital Theory and a New Design * Lessons from the French Model Exclusively * Lessons from France in a Comparative Setting * Conclusions: Social Capital, Political Participation and Democracy Political Participation and Democracy * Political Participation in France * Political Activism and Social Capital from the French Perspective * The French Paradox: Social Capital Theory and a New Design * Lessons from the French Model Exclusively * Lessons from France in a Comparative Setting * Conclusions: Social Capital, Political Participation and Democracy.