Diminished democracy : from membership to management in American civic life
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Diminished democracy : from membership to management in American civic life
（The Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series, v. 8）
University of Oklahoma Press, c2003
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Available at 30 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: hc ISBN 9780806135328
Description
The threat posed by lack of participation in the institutions of democracy is serious, and the author of this hard-hitting, insightful examination of the problem traces the problem back to the 1960s, offering solutions for how to reverse the trend. (Politics & Government).
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: pbk ISBN 9780806136271
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Pundits and social observers have voiced alarm each year as fewer Americans involve themselves in voluntary groups that meet regularly. Thousands of nonprofit groups have been launched in recent times, but most are run by professionals who lobby Congress or deliver social services to clients. What will happen to U.S. democracy if participatory groups and social movements wither, while civic involvement becomes one more occupation rather than every citizen's right and duty? In Diminished Democracy, Theda Skocpol shows that this decline in public involvement has not always been the case in this country - and how, by understanding the causes of this change, we might reverse it.
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