Measuring active citizenship through the development of a composite indicator

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-488

  Hoskins, Bryony L ^a   Mascherini, Massimiliano ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active Citizenship; Composite indicators; Political participation; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 56749157375     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9271-2     Document Type: Article

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