The Dubious Link

Civic Engagement and Democratization

Bibliographic Data

ID6317080
AuthorsAnirudh Krishna (0000-0001-6178-0192, Duke University, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume3
Issue2
Pages390-392
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives on Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1537592705580150
OpenAlexW2027504408
LanguageEN
Citations received12

The Dubious Link: Civic Engagement and Democratization. By Ariel C. Armony. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004. 312p. $55.00. Ariel Armony's work provides a useful corrective to some of the more extravagant claims made on behalf of civil society, associationism, social capital, and “the third sector.” In particular, the crude claim that is sometimes made—namely, that high membership in voluntary associations leads uniquely to a higher quality of democracy—is roundly and justly criticized. “Civil society may or may not lead to democracy,” the author claims, “because what matters is the context in which people associate, not because association is inherently and universally positive for democracy” (p. 2

Civic engagement · Civil society · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Democratization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Sociology · History · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering

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