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Civicness in Britain and the USA: Profile, Causes and Consequences

Peter John (Manchester, Project Leader)

Ed Fieldhouse (Manchester)

Hanhua Liu (Manchester)

 Josh Bolian (Harvard)

Tom Sander (Harvard)
This project compares the profile, causes and consequences of civic orientation and behaviour in Britain and the United States of America. Civicness is both about political activities, such as voting and participation, and social capital, such as volunteering, networks and trust.

Aim:

  • To describe the similarities and differences across the two countries
  • To understanding the impact of individual factors - such as ethnicity, religion, occupation and other demographic indicators - on the generation of a civic orientation.
  • To appraise the impact of civic activities on desired outcomes, such as fear of crime and health.

Hypothese:

Many of the basic generators and consequences of civicness should be similar

Differences should arise because of the different traditions, ethnic backgrounds and economic activities of the two countries.

Data:

The project is using comparable large-scale survey evidence, focusing on questions with the same or very similar wordings.

Findings:

The project report will be listed here as soon as it is available

 

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