The future of our democracies
Subtitle: young party members in Europe
By: Michael Bruter and Sarah Harrison.
Contributors: Harrison, Sarah.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230219731
Subjects: Democracy -- Europe; Youth -- Political activity -- Europe; Political participation -- Europe; Political socialization -- Europe
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.