Abstract
1. Introduction: Contextualizing Civil Society in European Communities Jan W. van Deth and William A. Maloney Part 1: General Social and Political Orientations 2. Mobilising Voluntary Work: The Interplay between Organizations and Municipalities Tobias Schulz 3. Governing Associations: Member Involvement and Efficacy toward Associational Decision-Making Herman Lelieveldt 4. Associations and Political Empowerment Bangu Dayican, Bas Denters and Henk van der Kolk 5. The Associational Impact on Political Interest Jan W. van Deth 6. Civil Society Organizations as `Little Democracies'? Patrick Bernhagen and William Maloney Part 2: European Political Orientations 7. Voluntary Associations and Support for Europe: Is there a `Europeanised' Civil Society? Manuela Caiani and Mariona Ferrer-Fons 8. EU Legitimacy and Social Capital. Empirical Insights into a Complex Relationship Sonja Zmerli 9. Relational Basis of Attachment to Europe Hajdeja Iglic 10. Political Trust in the EU: Active Idealists and Rational Non-Actives in Europe? Silke Keil 11. In Conclusion: Activists, Active People, and Citizens in European Communities Jan W. van Deth and William A. Maloney
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