Citizenship in Britain Values, Participation and Democracy [Hardcover]

A sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement.Citizenship is now widely discussed by the media, politicians and academics around the world, usually in terms of a perceived growth in public disaffection and apathy. This book presents the first comprehensive study of citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy.Citizenship is now widely discussed by the media, politicians and academics around the world, usually in terms of a perceived growth in public disaffection and apathy. This book presents the first comprehensive study of citizenship in Britain, comprising surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, and of the beliefs and values which underpin them. As well as presenting new data, the authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy.The concept of citizenship is currently the focus of discussion by the media, politicians and academics, because of a generally perceived growth in public disaffection and apathy. Presenting the first comprehensive study of British citizenship, this book is comprised of surveys of political participation and voluntary activities, as well as the beliefs and values which support them. The authors provide a sophisticated discussion of the concept of citizenship, and the consequences of a lack of civic engagement in a modern democracy.1. Theories of citizenship; Part I. Understanding Citizenship: 2. Civic beliefs and citizenship; 3. Civic behaviour and citizenship: macro politics; 4. Civic behaviour and citizenship: micro politics; Part II. Modelling Citizenship: 5. Alternative theorieló