Abstract
Thirteen papers develop a framework for analysis of democratic participation and economic growth. Papers discuss karaoke together versus bowling alone--scenes that illuminate how western rules can be transformed to drive development and democracy; voluntary associations, social inequality, and participatory democracy in the United States and the Republic of Korea; citizen participation in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago; from bowling alone to karate together-- the United States to Asia--preliminary claims and findings; how civic and arts activities can energize politics in France and Europe; cultural strategies, creativity, and local development in Spain; (re)defining Bohemia in Seoul, Tokyo, and Chicago; whether Tocqueville was wrong--buzz as charisma, creativity, and glamour-- new sources of political legitimacy supplementing voting, and civic participation; buzz--a theory, illustrated in Toronto and Chicago; why culture is on the rise--theories of cultural participation and empirical evidence; how context transforms citizen participation--propositions; the contextual effect of local scenes on cultural practices--the case of Spain; and global contexts of politics and arts participation. Clark is in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. Index.