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Passive Support: No Support at All?
Author(s) -
Wollebæk Dag,
Selle Per
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nonprofit management and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.844
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1542-7854
pISSN - 1048-6682
DOI - 10.1002/nml.13206
Subject(s) - democracy , social support , empirical research , political science , turnover , voluntary sector , public relations , psychology , sociology , social psychology , economics , management , law , epistemology , philosophy , politics
Several scholars have pointed out a shift from classic secondary associations to tertiary organizations based on passive support in Western countries. This development necessitates a better understanding of passive support within social science and voluntary sector management, on which strong opinions are expressed in the literature. This article attempts to contribute to the empirical basis for such opinions. We suggest that the current anxieties concerning the future of democracy if activity rates drop may be exaggerated.