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Bowling Alone Revisited, Paul J. Rich
Bowling Alone Revisited, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
The controversy over American social capital that was fueled by Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone" work seems unlikely to abate any time soon. Whether civility and trust are as frayed and diminished as contended is surely an open question. But whatever one's position, the discussion has been good for political science and good for policy studies.
Voluntarismo En Estados Unidos Y El Debate De Robert Putnam, Paul J. Rich
Voluntarismo En Estados Unidos Y El Debate De Robert Putnam, Paul J. Rich
Paul J. Rich
El debate en tomo a "bolear solo" (Bowling Alone) que inicio Robert Putnam respecto a la salud del voluntarismo estadunidense presen ta como muy novedosas algunas caracteristicas del desarrollo de la sociedad civil y la cultura politica que en realidad habian sido sefiala das con anterioridad por Seymour Martin Upset y otras. Para comprender Estados Unidos, es necesario entender el signifi cado de la sociedad civil y de la fructifera presencia del volunta rismo que es su savia vital.' Las asociaciones estadunidenses -incluyendo a las Iglesias, organizaciones civiles, los consejos escolares, fraternidades y grupos filantr6picos-- son campos de entrenamiento vitalicios …