ABSTRACT
This volume brings together current research on three analytical dimensions of civil society – the position of civic organizations between state and society in emerging forms of governance; the geographical scales of social movement mobilizations and actions from the local to the global; and the patterns of public trust and civic engagement that falls under the rubric of social capital. The book aims to advance theory in each of these areas, which are topical themes within political science and sociology, as well as policy and practice literatures. The research underpinning the book has been conducted in a wide range of countries within and beyond Europe, and applies and develops a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
