Voluntary Organisations and Community Politics
Norwegian and British Comparisons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6381241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tore Hansen (BI Norwegian Business School), Kenneth Newton (University of Dundee) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 1985-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-6757 • E-ISSN: 1467-9477 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9477.1985.tb00309.x |
| OpenAlex | W2139982020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
The study reported in this article compares local political activity of voluntary organizations in a Norwegian and an English city — Tromsø and Birmingham. The two cities display rather striking structural similarities with respect to the relative number of organizations as well as to organizational membership. The relative distribution of major types of organizations is also rather similar, although there is a greater degree of organizational specialization in the English city.With respect to political activity of the organizations the two cities are, however, quite different. While two thirds of the organizations in Tromsø have been active in local political matters, this holds true for less than 30 per cent of the organizations in Birmingham.This difference is attributed to the finding that in the Norwegian case local government assists organizations with goods and services, while in the English case organizations have to depend on their own internal resources. An additional factor is that Norwegian organizations, when compared to their English counterparts, have greater access to political decision‐making bodies
Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Management · Norwegian · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Turnover · Voluntary association · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Contemporary urban ecology
The structure of community power.
The logic of comparative social Inquiry
Community power and political theory
Division and Cohesion in Democracy
Interest Group Politics From a Comparative Perspective
People and Politics in Urban Society
Toward a Broader View of Interest Groups
Organized Grour>Government Relations in Norway
Local Corporatism in Norway
Group influence in American county politics∗
A Calculus of Group Membership
Councillors and Interest Groups in Kensington and Chelsea
American Democracy Reconsidered
Commitment and Detachment in Voluntary Associations
The City and Political Psychology
Urban Politics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2021 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |