Beyond Tocqueville

Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective

By: Bob Edwards (Editor), Michael W. Foley (Editor), Mario Diani (Editor)

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Recent discussion about the role of civil society in democratic governance around the world and the decline of social capital in the US has raised pressing theoretical and empirical questions about the character of contemporary societies and the social and institutional correlates of sound and dynamic democracies. This debate has reached a North American and European audience that extends well beyond academia.

The predominant refrain in the debate, following Alexis de Tocqueville's 160-year-old analysis of democracy in America, attaches tremendous importance to the role of voluntary associations in contemporary democracies. Participation in such groups is said to produce social capital, often linked to high levels of social trust. Social capital in turn is conceived as a crucial national resource for promoting collective action for the common good.

Beyond Tocqueville presents 21 varied essays on how civic engagement and political and economic cooperation are generated in contemporary societies, linking theoretical discourse with public policy and actual behaviors.

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"ï¿½Aï¿½ wide-ranging book. It is full of ideas, and it ultimately leaves the reader with the lesson that 'social capital' can mean many things in many different situations - but it almost always contributes to the common good." --"The Well-Read Wonk," NationalJournal.com NationalJournal.com" [A] wide-ranging book. It is full of ideas, and it ultimately leaves the reader with the lesson that 'social capital' can mean many things in many different situations - but it almost always contributes to the common good.--The Well-Read Wonk "NationalJournal.com" "[A] wide-ranging book. It is full of ideas, and it ultimately leaves the reader with the lesson that 'social capital' can mean many things in many different situations - but it almost always contributes to the common good." --"The Well-Read Wonk," NationalJournal.com

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Preface	p. ix
Civil Society and Social Capital: A Primer	p. 1
Civil Society and Political Context
Editors' Introduction	p. 17
Revisiting Tocqueville's America: Society, Politics, and Association in the Nineteenth Century	p. 21
Civil Society and Political Institutionalization	p. 32
Civil Society and Political Context in Central America	p. 43
When Government Fails: Social Capital in an Antimodern Russia	p. 56
Mobilizing Minority Communities: Social Capital and Participation in Urban Neighborhoods	p. 70
Social Capital and the City	p. 83
The Political Economy of Our Discontent
Editors' Introduction	p. 99
Civic Elites and Corporate Delocalization: An Alternative Explanation for Declining Civic Engagement	p. 101
The Dark Side of the Force: Economic Restructuring and Social Capital in a Company Town	p. 112
Social Capital, Cooperation, and Economic Performance	p. 125
Civil Society and Civic Engagement
Editors' Introduction	p. 139
Are All Associations Alike? Member Diversity, Associational Type, and the Creation of Social Capital	p. 143
Organizational Diversity and the Production of Social Capital: One of These Groups Is Not Like the Other	p. 157
Power and Conflict in Social Capital: Community Organizing and Urban Policy	p. 169
Producing Social Capital: National Social Movements and Civil Society	p. 183
Global Civil Society? Transnational Social Movement Organizations and Social Capital	p. 194
Social Capital as Social Movement Outcome	p. 207
Social Capital Reconsidered
Editors' Introduction	p. 221
Social Capital and Democracy	p. 225
Coleman Revisited: Religious Structures as a Source of Social Capital	p. 235
A Developmental Approach to Civil Society	p. 243
Political Culture Reconsidered: Insights on Social Capital from an Ethnography of Faith-based Community Organizing	p. 254
Social Capital Reconsidered	p. 266
Notes	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 293
Contributors List	p. 319
Index	p. 325
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