Who is politically active: The athlete, the scout member or the environmental activist?: Young people, voluntary engagement and political participation

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-370

  Quintelier, Ellen ^a  

^a Centre for Political Science Research   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multiple memberships; Skills; Voluntary associations; Young people; Youth political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849148469     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699308097378     Document Type: Article

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