Participation in voluntary associations: Dark shades in a sunny world?

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 640-656

  van Deth, Jan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Political involvement; Satisfaction with democracy; Social capital; Voluntary associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749087968     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209350828     Document Type: Article

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