How Internal Political Efficacy Translates Political Knowledge Into Political Participation
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 2016 This study presents evidence for the mediation effect of political knowledge through political self-efficacy (i.e. internal political efficacy) in the prediction of political participation. It employs an action theoretic approach—by and large grounded on
Frank Reichert
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Political participation: the vocational motivations of Labour party employees [PDF]
, 2003 Party employees are an under-researched group in political science. This article begins to address this oversight by examining Labour Party employees using new quantitative and qualitative data.
Denver D. +10 more
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Examining the role of ideological and political education on university students' civic perceptions and civic participation in Mainland China: Some hints from contemporary citizenship theory [PDF]
, 2016 A long existing compulsive curriculum of ideological and political education is employed by the Chinese government to promote citizenship education among Chinese university students.
Fagan, Catherine, Zhang, Chong
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Social Media Content Preferences and Political Participation among Nigerian Youths
Romanian Journal of Communications and Public Relations, 2022 This study examines the influence of social media content preferences on political participation in Nigeria’s relatively nascent democracy. Due to mixed conclusions on the influence of news and entertainment preferences on political participation, we ...
Mande Ande Mande +4 more
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“Fake news” may have limited effects beyond increasing beliefs in false claims
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020 Since 2016, there has been an explosion of interest in misinformation and its role in elections. Research by news outlets, government agencies, and academics alike has shown that millions of Americans have been exposed to dubious political news online ...
Andrew M. Guess +5 more
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Give and Take: Political Competition, Participation and Public Finance in 20th Century Latin America [PDF]
, 2007 Rational choice models predict that political competition and political participation have opposite effects on the size of government. We investigate these theories using data from a panel of 18 Latin American countries during the 20th century.
Aidt, Toke S., Eterovic, Dalibor
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The effect of new technologies on civic participation models [PDF]
, 2018 The development of new technologies will enable decentralization and freedom of communication for large numbers of people, by overcoming the barriers that once rendered direct participation of society unfeasible.
Holubiak, Nataliia
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Political Participation in Latin America
Anuario de Derechos Humanos, 2012 In this symposium, the following issues are analyzed: 1. Theoretical grounds for participation 2. Participation mechanisms 3. Deficits in participation and social demonstrations 4. Participation at the local, national and international level.
Alberto J. Olvera +4 more
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Violencia política contra las mujeres en México y Ecuador (2016-2019)
Colombia Internacional, 2021 Objective/Context: The article analyzes ten cases of political violence against women, both elected and candidates for positions in the executive and legislative branches in Mexico and Ecuador, from their connecting link to a hierarchical gender order ...
Liudmila Morales Alfonso +1 more
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Political participation and war in Colombia [PDF]
, 2003 This study analyses the impact of the war on political participation in the March 2002 elections to the lower house of the Colombian Congress. The specific research question is whether the dynamics of violence in Colombia has affected the way voters ...
García, Miguel, Hoskin, Gary
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