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Journal of Social Science EducationHighlights: – Lowering the voting age to 16 generally enhances civic and political engagement. – Civic education and institutional support are crucial to long-term democratic participation.
Norberto Ribeiro
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Societies, 2018 This article seeks to develop a preliminary analysis of how neo-liberal thought and policies have impacted on youth political engagement in the UK, specifically by attempting to understand how macro-economic and other public policies can influence the ...
Bradley Allsop +2 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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The Unequal Challenge of Learning from Under-Informative News
British Journal of Political SciencePolitical news consumption is highly uneven today: few people consume from news outlets directly, while many encounter news incidentally through social media and aggregators.
Andrew Trexler
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The personality divide : do personality traits differentially predict online political engagement?
, 2016 Personality traits are considered efficient predictors of offline political participation. However, the effects of personality traits on online political engagement have been largely understudied. The main goal of this cross-sectional research (N = 1134,
Russo, Silvia,, Amnå, Erik,
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Singled out or drawn in? Social polices and lone mothers’ political engagement
, 2020 Although it is no longer a symbol of socially degenerate behavior in many societies, single motherhood remains associated with numerous risks and disadvantages.
Shore, Jennifer
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Food systems have a significant impact on environmental sustainability, underscoring the need for innovative technologies to support more sustainable agricultural methods. However, the adoption of these technologies hinges on consumer acceptance, making the analysis of consumer perceptions essential.
Greta Castellini, Guendalina Graffigna
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Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad), 2014 Politicians have been quick to adopt and leverage social media to engage voters. Micro-blogging on Twitter is a campaign tool that helps a political candidate directly interact with citizens through a shared conversation.
Rocío Zamora-Medina +1 more
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, 2012 College students have shown lower rates of political knowledge and voter turnout than previous generations of students; however, volunteerism has increased.
Douglass, Shannon Rose
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