Some everyday experiences of voluntarism: Social capital, pleasure, and the contingency of participation

Social Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Roberts, John Michael ^b   Devine, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4444290357     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxh036     Document Type: Review

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