Social Capital and the Transition to Democracy

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Contributors xi
• Acknowledgements xiv
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - Trust Networks and Democratic Transition 10
• 3 - Communist Societies, the Velvet Revolution, and Weak Ties 28
• 4 - Social Networks in Russian Politics 46
• 5 - Social Networks, Civil Society, and the Prospects for Consolidating Russia's Democratic Transition 61
• 6 - Trust and Civic Engagement in East and West 81
• 7 - Social Capital, Ethnicity and Support for Democracy in the Post-Communist States 95
• 8 - Social Trust and Democratization in the Post-Communist Societies 120
• Bibliography 138
• 9 - Civic Engagement in a Post-Communist State 140
• 10 - Why Post-Communist Citizens Do Not Join Voluntary Organizations 165

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Illustrations vii
• Contributors xi
• Acknowledgements xiv
• 1 - Introduction 1
• 2 - Trust Networks and Democratic Transition 10
• 3 - Communist Societies, the Velvet Revolution, and Weak Ties 28
• 4 - Social Networks in Russian Politics 46
• 5 - Social Networks, Civil Society, and the Prospects for Consolidating Russia's Democratic Transition 61
• 6 - Trust and Civic Engagement in East and West 81
• 7 - Social Capital, Ethnicity and Support for Democracy in the Post-Communist States 95
• 8 - Social Trust and Democratization in the Post-Communist Societies 120
• Bibliography 138
• 9 - Civic Engagement in a Post-Communist State 140
• 10 - Why Post-Communist Citizens Do Not Join Voluntary Organizations 165
• 11 - Social Capital in Poland 184
• 12 - What Does Social Capital Add to Democratic Values? 200
• 13 - Legacies and Conflicts 219
• Index 233