Civic engagement, ethnic heterogeneity, and social capital in urban areas: Evidence from England

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-440

  Andrews, Rhys ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; England; Social capital; Urban local government areas

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57449110136     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408321492     Document Type: Article

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