Democracy in Transition

1. Introduction
Kyriakos N. Demetriou

2. Contemporary Political Participation Research: A Critical Assessment
Iasonas Lamprianou

3. The Post-Welfare State and Changing Forms of Political Participation
Maria Markantonatou

4. The Rise of the “Pleasure Citizen”: How Leisure Can be a Site for Alternative Forms of Political Participation
Sarah Riley, Christine Griffin, Yvette Morey

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

6. Gender and Political Participation in Western and Eastern Europe
Hilde Coffé

7. Trust and Openness: Prerequisites for Democratic Engagement?
Sofie Marien, Henrik Serup Christensen

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

9. EU Democracy and E-Democracy: Can the Two Be Reconciled?
Fernando Mendez

10. The Internet as a New Channel for Political Participation?
Lorenzo Mosca

11. Transnational Citizenship as Status, Identity and Participation: Comparative Assessment
Mari-Liis Jakobson, Leif Kalev

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

13. Political Engagement Among the Youth: Effects of Political Socialization Across Europe
Steve Schwarzer, Dylan Connor

14. The Impact of Socio-economic Status on Political Participation
Ellen Quintelier, Marc Hooghe

Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Science, general, European Integration