Civic Orientations: Does Associational Type Matter?
Civic Orientations: Does Associational Type Matter?
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公民取向：协会类型重要吗？
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00689.x
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Sigrid Ro#x03B2;teutscher
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作者：
W. Maloney;Jan W. van Deth;Sigrid Ro#x03B2;teutscher
一个广泛的共识是，公民参与和公民身份模式的复兴将弥补现代民主的假定缺陷。志愿协会被广泛视为社会和政治参与的关键促进者和调解人，并对公民和民主福祉作出重大（直接和间接）贡献。社团作为社会资本的制造者，因其对社会和民主的全面贡献而受到重视。然而，不同类型的协会可能会“产生”非常不同的社会资本水平。鉴于当代的关注点大多集中在（所谓的）结社对成员的影响上，实际上将公民的取向与他们所参与的特定类型的结社联系起来的研究很少。本文旨在通过将组织背景与成员资格、行动主义和志愿服务联系起来，为这一研究空白做出贡献。独特的数据，从一个比较研究的协会生活在阿伯丁（英国）和曼海姆（德国）。这项研究包括对这两个城市所有志愿协会的广泛调查，以及对选定成员的采访。尽管社会资本家普遍期望关注社会事务的群体、小群体和高参与度的群体会表现出更高的信心和参与度，但本文提供的数据并未发现任何系统性的实质性差异（在两个城市）。
A widespread consensus has emerged that a revival of patterns of civic engagement and citizenship will compensate for the assumed deficiencies of modern democracies. Voluntary associations are widely perceived as pivotal facilitators and mediators of social and political participation and as making a significant (direct and indirect) contribution to civic and democratic well-being. Associations are valorised as social capital manufacturers and for their all-round societal and democratic contribution. However, different types of association are likely to ‘produce’ very different levels of social capital. Given much of the contemporary focus on the (alleged) associational impact on members, there is a paucity of research that actually links citizens' orientations to the specific types of association they are involved in. This article seeks to make a contribution to that research gap by connecting the organisational context to membership, activism and volunteering. Unique data from a comparative study of associational life in Aberdeen (UK) and Mannheim (Germany) are presented. This study includes extensive mapping of all voluntary associations in these two cities, and interviews with selected members. In spite of the common expectation among social capitalists that groups concerned with social matters, small groups and groups with high levels of involvement will show higher levels of confidence and engagement, the data presented in this article did not uncover any systematic substantial difference (in either city).