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What is Citizenship in Britain : values, participation, and democracy about?

There are increasing concerns about changes in society and the economy which are undermining the effectiveness of democracy and weakening traditional conceptions of citizenship. What does it mean to be a British citizen in the early part of the twenty-first century? This book presents the first major empirical study of citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy. It examines why some people are'good'citizens when others are'bad'and it explores the consequences of citizenship for policy-makers and democracy. Comprehensive and accessible, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of civic attitudes in Britain today and will appeal to students, researchers and policy-makers.

Author

CHARLES PATTIE, Charles Pattie, Patrick Seyd, Paul Whiteley

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521827324

Subjects

Political Science, History, Social_sciences