Jan W. van Deth

Yannis Theocharis

In the last decades, political participation expanded continuously. This expansion includes activities as diverse as voting, tweeting, signing petitions, changing your social media profile, demonstrating, boycotting products, joining flash mobs, attending meetings, throwing seedbombs, and donating money. But if political participation is so diverse, how do we recognize participation when we see it? Despite the growing interest in new forms of citizen engagement in politics, there is virtually no systematic research investigating what these new and emerging forms of engagement look like, how prevalent they are in various societies, and how they fit within the broader structure of well-known participatory acts conceptually and empirically. The rapid spread of internet-based activities especially underlines the urgency to deal with such challenges. In this book, Yannis Theocharis and Jan W. van Deth put forward a systematic and unified approach to explore political participation and offer new conceptual and empirical tools with which to study it. Political Participation in a Changing World will assist both scholars and students of political behaviour to systematically study new forms of political participation without losing track of more conventional political activities.

Conceptual and Empirical Challenges in the Study of Citizen Engagement

Political Participation in a Changing World

Dario Castiglione

Guglielmo Wolleb

The study of social capital is one of the most exciting recent developments in the social sciences. Written by some of the main experts in the field this Handbook is an authoritative, critical, and innovative introduction to the study of social capital.

The Handbook of Social Capital

Kenneth Newton

This concise, comprehensive overview of comparative politics blends theory and evidence across democratic systems and is updated throughout.

Foundations of Comparative Politics

Wie funktioniert die lokale Demokratie in Deutschland und was sind die wichtigsten Determinanten politischer Orientierungen und politischen Verhaltens der Bürgerinnen und Bürger in einer Stadt? In diesem Buch geht es um die Wahrnehmung der politischen Wirklichkeit und die Beschaffung politischer Informationen, aber auch um die Verbundenheit mit und der Bewertung der lokalen Politik und die Bereitschaft sich vor Ort politisch und sozial zu engagieren. Außerdem geht die Studie darauf ein, welche Bedeutung das lokale Umfeld für politische Orientierungen hat und wie Haltungen und Erwartungen gegenüber der Stadt und ihrer Politik zustande kommen. Stellvertretend für deutsche Großstädte geschieht die Beantwortung der gestellten Fragen für das Funktionieren der lokalen Demokratie in Mannheim.

Ergebnisse des ersten Mannheimer Demokratie Audit

Demokratie in der Großstadt

The new edition of this leading overview of comparative politics once again blends theory and evidence across democratic systems to provide unparalleled coverage. The student-friendly structure and clear, concise writing ensure that complex issues are clearly explained and students engage with the key theories. The third edition is updated throughout, with a new chapter, 'Public Spending and Public Policies', increased coverage of defective democracies, and revised coverage of e-democracy and the power of the media. The pedagogy is simplified with a focus on 'Briefings' and 'Controversies' that feature examples from across the globe, alongside clear key terms, 'What We Have Learned' and 'Lessons of Comparison' sections, and a wealth of online materials to complete a rich teaching and learning package.

Jan W. van Deth

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