Democracy's voices : social ties and the quality of public life in Spain /

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Building on one of sociology's core ideas-that social ties can shape collective outcomes-Democracy's Voices shows that connections across class boundaries can remake public rhetoric and thus the quality of democratic life. Robert M. Fishman takes up a question of enduring significance to p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fishman, Robert M., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Political participation > Spain.
Democracy > Spain.
Intellectuals > Spain.
Labor leaders > Spain.
Social networks > Spain.
Participation politique > Espagne.
Intellectuels > Espagne.
Dirigeants syndicaux > Espagne.
Réseaux sociaux > Espagne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Democracy
Intellectuals
Labor leaders
Political participation
Social networks
Spain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The quality of democracy : searching for social foundations
  • 2. Exploring social ties : bonds between intellectuals and workers
  • 3. Social ties and discursive horizons
  • 4. Social capital or social ties?
  • 5. Pursuing alternative explanations
  • 6. The specific and the general for the social scientist : the interpretative reach of our analysis
  • 7. Beyond these towns and valleys : the larger significance of democracy's voices.

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