Beyond Tocqueville : civil society and the social capital debate in comparative perspective
Beyond Tocqueville : civil society and the social capital debate in comparative perspective
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超越托克维尔：比较视角下的公民社会和社会资本辩论
DOI：
10.2307/3089115
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发表时间：
2002
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M. Diani
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作者：
Kenneth H. Tucker;Bob Edwards;M. W. Foley;M. Diani
最近关于公民社会在世界各地民主治理中的作用以及美国社会资本下降的讨论，提出了关于当代社会特征以及健全和动态民主的社会和制度相关性的紧迫的理论和经验问题。这场辩论已经达到了北美和欧洲的观众，远远超出了学术界。在亚历克西斯·德·托克维尔（Alexis de Tocqueville）对美国民主进行了160年的分析之后，辩论中的主要重复内容非常重视志愿协会在当代民主国家中的作用。据说，参加这些团体可以产生社会资本，往往与高度的社会信任有关。反过来，社会资本被视为促进集体行动以实现共同利益的重要国家资源。超越托克维尔介绍了21篇关于公民参与以及政治和经济合作如何在当代社会中产生的各种文章，将理论话语与公共政策和实际行为联系起来。
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.