Local politics : a resource for democracy in Western Europe? : local autonomy, local integrative capacity, and citizens' attitudes toward politics /
"Local Politics: A Resource for Democracy in Western Europe examines the relationship between local institutional design and citizens' attitudes toward democracy. Translated by Angelika Vetter, this book is a unique contribution to traditional political culture research, which has focused...
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
c2007.
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| Series: | New directions in culture and governance
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Political attitudes : dimensions and measurement
- Theoretical considerations
- Attitudes towards local and national politics in Western Europe
- Local autonomy
- The integrative capacity of local government systems
- Explaining the legitimization potential of local politics
- Local politics in Western Europe: a resource for democracy?
- Appendix A: The data used
- Appendix B: Constitutional regulations on municipal affairs
- Appendix C: Complementary tables.