The characterization of Active Citizenship in Europe
Facilitating Active citizenship is one of the European Commission's strategies for increasing social cohesion and reducing the democratic deficit across Europe within the context of the wider Lisbon process. In this context, this report provides an evidence base for policy development, identifying the socio-demographic characteristics and determinants of active citizens and those who for one reason or another participate much less. The report provides a detailed identikit of the active citizen from 2002 across 14 European countries Austrian, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden (the complete dataset available for this research is only available for the majority of old member states of the European Union and European Economic Area).
MANCA Anna Rita;
MASCHERINI Massimiliano;
HOSKINS Bryony;
2009-10-01
European Commission
JRC54065
978-92-79-13439-5,
1018-5593,
EUR 23995 EN,
OP LB-NA-23-995-EN-C,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC54065,
10.2788/35605,
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