Local Politics: A Resource for Democracy in Western Europe - Local Autonomy, Local Integrative Capacity, and Citizens Attitudes

Informationen zum Autor Angelika Vetter is associate professor of political science in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Klappentext Local Politics: A Resource for Democracy in Western Europe? examines the relationship between local institutional design and citizens' attitudes toward democracy. Vetter highlights the conditions under which locally socialized political orientations may serve as a resource for democracy at higher system levels. Zusammenfassung Local Politics: A Resource for Democracy in Western Europe? examines the relationship between local institutional design and citizens' attitudes toward democracy. Vetter highlights the conditions under which locally socialized political orientations may serve as a resource for democracy at higher system levels. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Political Attitudes: Dimensions and Measurement Chapter 3 Theoretical Considerations Chapter 4 Attitudes towards Local and National Politics in Western Europe Chapter 5 Local Autonomy Chapter 6 The Integrative Capacity of Local Government Systems Chapter 7 Explaining the Legitmization Potential of Local Politics Chapter 8 Local Politics in Western Europe: A Resource for Democracy?

Product details

• Authors: Angelika Vetter, Vetter Angelika
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2007
• EAN: 9780739120194
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2019-4
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: New Directions in Culture and; New Directions in Culture and Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political structures: democracy, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Political structures / systems: democracy