Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Contemporary Political Participation Research: A Critical Assessment

Chapter 3 The Post-Welfare State and Changing Forms of Political Participation

Chapter 4 The Rise of the “Pleasure Citizen”: How Leisure Can be a Site for Alternative Forms of Political Participation

Chapter 5 “Parties with No Members?”: How to Ensure Political Participation in East Central Europe

Chapter 6 Gender and Political Participation in Western and Eastern Europe

Chapter 7 Trust and Openness: Prerequisites for Democratic Engagement?

Chapter 8 “From Athens to Athens”. Europe, Crisis, and Democracy: Suggestions for a Debate

Chapter 9 EU Democracy and E-Democracy: Can the Two Be Reconciled?

Chapter 10 The Internet as a New Channel for Political Participation?

Chapter 11 Transnational Citizenship as Status, Identity and Participation: Comparative Assessment

Chapter 12 Political Participation and Non-democratic Political Culture in Western Europe, East-Central Europe and Post-Yugoslav Countries

Chapter 13 Political Engagement Among the Youth: Effects of Political Socialization Across Europe