Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics

by Mariano Torcal and José Ramón Montero

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415511380
• ISBN13: 9780415511384
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"