Why Bother? - Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests

Informationen zum Autor S. Erdem Aytaç is an assistant professor in the Department of International Relations at Koç University, Istanbul. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University, Connecticut in 2014. Aytaç's research interests lie in political behavior with a focus on democratic accountability and political participation. His previous work has appeared in the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Behavior, British Journal of Political Science, Political Behavior, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution, among other journals. He is the recipient of the 2016 Young Scientist Award of Science Academy (Turkey) and the 2018 Sakýp Sabancý International Research Award. Susan C. Stokes is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Klappentext Using surveys, experiments, and fieldwork from several countries, this book tests a new theory of participation in elections and protests. Zusammenfassung Why Bother? offers and tests a new theory about participation in politics and! in particular! why people vote and join protests. This book will appeal to students and scholars in political science! sociology! and social psychology and to members of the public who want to understand trends in political participation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: rethinking political participation; 2. Theories of voter participation: a review and a new approach; 3. Testing the costly abstention theory of turnout; 4. Theories of protest participation: a review and a new approach; 5. Testing the costly abstention theory of protest participation; 6. The emotional origins of collective action; 7. Conclusions: criticisms, extensions, and democratic theory.

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• Authors: S. Erdem Aytac, S. Erdem (Koc University Aytac, S. Erdem Aytaç, Susan C. Stokes, Susan C. (University of Chicago) Stokes, Susan C. (University of Chicago) Aytac Stokes, Stokes Susan C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108465946
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46594-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Comparative Politics, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Elections & referenda, Demonstrations & protest movements, Elections and referenda / suffrage