Title Diminished democracy : from membership to management in American civic life / Theda Skocpol.

Publication Info.	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2003]
	©2003

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	306.2 S628D	Check Shelf

Description	xviii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series	The Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 8
	Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 8.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-349) and index.
Contents	Warren Durgin's gravestone-Understanding American civic democracy -- How the United States became a civic nation -- Joiners, organizers, and citizens -- From membership to management -- Why civic life changed -- What we have lost -- Reinventing American civic democracy.
Summary	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.
Subject	Political participation -- United States.
	Civil society -- United States.
	Democracy -- United States.
	89.57 political participation. (NL-LeOCL)077609034
	Civil society. (OCoLC)fst00862876
	Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
	Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	Demokratie. (DE-588)4011413-2
	Politische Beteiligung. (DE-588)4076215-4
	Zivilgesellschaft. (DE-588)7668631-0
	United States. (DE-588)4078704-7
	Politieke participatie.
	Maatschappelijk middenveld.
	Democratie.
	Política e governo -- Estados unidos.
	Participação política -- Estados unidos.
	Sociedade civil -- Estados unidos.
	Democracia -- Estados unidos.
	United States.
Genre/Form	History (form) (NL-LeOCL)088143147
ISBN	0806135328 (alkaline paper)
	9780806135328 (alkaline paper)
Standard No.	9780806135328
ISBN	0806136278
	9780806136271

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