Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics: 13 (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics) - Hardcover

Torcal, Mariano; Montero, José Ramón

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415340667 ISBN 13: 9780415340663

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

Citizens of many democracies are becoming more critical of basic political institutions and detached and disaffected from politics in general.

This is a new comparative analysis of this trend that focuses on major democracies throughout Latin America, Asia and Central Europe. It brings together leading scholars to address three key areas of the current debate:

• the conceptual discussion surrounding political disaffection
• the factors causing voters to turn away from politics
• the actual consequences for democracy

This is a highly relevant topic as representative democracies are coming to face new developments. It deals with the reasons and consequences of the so called ‘democratic deficit’ in a systematic way that enables the reader to develop a well-rounded sense of the area and its main debates.

This book is an invaluable resource for all students of political science, sociology, cultural studies and comparative politics.

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Mariano Torcal, José Ramón Montero

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415340667
• ISBN 13: 9780415340663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 396