Since the 1990’s, a number of studies have documented a remarkable high and stable amount of popular engagement in civic organizations in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Often these countries have been considered deviant cases against the proliferating decline of social capital studies.
However, despite great international interest in the Scandinavian region, the volume argues that the civil societies and the civic engagement of these countries remain poorly understood. Most inte...
Inhoudsopgave
Chp. 1: Civic Engagement in Scandinavia. Introduction to the Volume.- Chp. 2: The Scandinavian Organizational Landscape. Extensive, Deviant and Important.- Chp. 3: T...
Over de auteur
Lars Skov Henriksen is professor of sociology at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark. His research focusses on civil society in a...