Welfare through Organisations: A Comparative Analysis of British and German Associational Life

Project Directors Prof. Dr. Jan W. van Deth, Dr. Sigrid Roßteutscher Project Staff Prof. Dr. William A. Maloney AGF / University of Mannheim-funded 2000 – 2007

Research question/goal:

Main goal of the project was to investigate the impact of local and organisational contexts on the development of civic orientations in voluntary associations. On the basis of interviews with activists and volunteers comparisons between Aberdeen and Mannheim are carried out. Besides, representative samples from Britain and Germany have been interviewed. In spite of evident differences between the organisational contexts, activists and volunteers in both cities appear to be very similar. Contrary to expectations it turns out that features of voluntary associations are not very relevant for the development of civic orientations.

Publications

Edited Books

  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (Eds.) (2007): Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies. A comparative analysis. 16, 308. London, Routledge. More
  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid, Jan W. van Deth (Eds.) (2005): Democracy and the Role of Associations. Political, organizational and social contexts. 41, 272. London, Routledge. More

Book Chapters

  • Montero, José Ramón, Anders Westholm, Jan W. van Deth (2007): Conclusion: the realisation of democratic citizenship in Europe. 415-438. London and New York, Routledge. More
  • Montero, José Ramón, Anders Westholm (Eds.) Martín, Irene, Jan W. van Deth (2007): Political Involvement. 303-333. London and New York, Routledge. More
  • Westholm, Anders, José Ramón Montero, Jan W. van Deth (2007): Introduction: citizenship, involvement, and democracy in Europe. 1-32. London and New York, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A. (Eds.) Roßteutscher, Sigrid, Lucia Medina, Per Selle (2007): Age and generation: patterns of associational fertility and survival. 195-223. London, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (2007): The prospects of civil society and democratic governance. 271-285. London, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (2007): Assessing the significance of associational concerns: leisure, politics and markets. 52-78. London, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (2007): The associational universe in Europe: size and participation. 39-51. London, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (2007): Associations, participation and democracy. 3-15. London, Routledge. More
  • Maloney, William A., Sigrid Roßteutscher (2005): Welfare through organizations. 89-112. London, Routledge. More
  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2005): The associative elixir: lure or cure?. 239-245. London, Routledge. More
  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2005): The lure of the associative elixir. 3-15. London, Routledge. More
  • Greiffenhagen, Martin, Sylvia Greiffenhagen (Eds.) Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2002): Vereine. 614-619. Wiesbaden, Westdeutscher Verlag. More
  • Viegas, José Manuel Leite, Eduardo Costa Dias (Eds.) Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2000): Democracia associativa; as instituicoes voluntárias como campo de treino para a democracia?. 233-254. Oeiras, Celta. More
  • Saward, Michael (Eds.) Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2000): Associative democracy - fashionable slogan or constructive innovation?. 172-183. London, Routledge. More

Journal Articles

  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2004): Von Realisten und Konformisten - Wider die Theorie der Wertsynthese. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 56, 3, 407-431. More
  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid (2002): Advocate or Reflection? Associations and Political Culture. Political Studies, 50, 3, 514-528. More

MZES Working Papers

  • Roßteutscher, Sigrid, Jan W. van Deth (2002): Associations between Associations. The Structure of the Voluntary Association Sector. 56, Mannheim, MZES. More