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Activating the Citizen

Dilemmas of Participation in Europe and Canada

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Joan DeBardeleben

    1. Institute of European, Russian
      Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, Canada

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  2. Jon H. Pammett

    1. Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Canada

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Joan DeBardeleben, Jon H. Pammett
      Pages 1-14

  4. Voter Turnout: Understanding the Decline

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Turnout in Electoral Democracies Revisited

      • André Blais, Agnieszka Dobrzynska
      Pages 63-82

    3. Where Turnout Holds Firm: The Scandinavian Exceptions

      • Jørgen Elklit, Lise Togeby
      Pages 83-105

    4. New Members, Old Issues: The Problem of Voter Turnout in European Parliament Elections

      • Joan DeBardeleben, Lawrence LeDuc
      Pages 106-127

  5. Parties as Vehicles of Participation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Party Membership and Activism in Comparative Perspective

      • Paul Whiteley
      Pages 131-150

    3. Models of Party Organization and Europarties

      • Luciano Bardi, Enrico Calossi
      Pages 151-172

    4. Grassroots Participation and Party Leadership Selection: Examining the British and Canadian Cases

      • William Cross, John Crysler
      Pages 173-193

  6. Beyond Elections and Parties: Innovations in Activating Citizens

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Participation and the Good Citizen

      • Jon H. Pammett
      Pages 197-213

    3. Institutionalizing Participation through Citizens’ Assemblies

      • Jonathan Rose
      Pages 214-232

    4. Citizen Involvement in Constitutional Politics: European and Canadian Experiences

      • Lawrence LeDuc
      Pages 233-256

    5. Youth Engagement, Civic Education, and New Vehicles of Political Participation

      • Eileen Saunders
      Pages 257-275

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 276-306
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The decline of citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government: elections and political parties. Activating the Citizen examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of European, Russian

    Joan DeBardeleben

  • Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, Canada

    Joan DeBardeleben

  • Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Canada

    Jon H. Pammett

About the editors

JOAN DEBARDELEBEN is Chancellor's Professor in the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University, Canada. She is also Director of the Centre for European Studies. She is the editor and contributing author to numerous volumes. Her recent publications deal with EU–Russian relations and with Russian politics, particularly relating to democratization, elections, public opinion, and federalism.

JON H. PAMMETT is Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, Canada. He is also co-Director of the Carleton University Survey Centre and Canadian delegate to the International Social Survey Programme. He is co-author of Political Choice in Canada and Absent Mandate, books about voting behaviour in Canadian elections. He has published journal articles on public opinion and voting behaviour in Canada and Russia and has also worked in the field of political education.

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