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Why bother? : rethinking participation in elections and protests /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aytaç, S. Erdem, 1980- (Author), Stokes, Susan Carol (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Subjects:
Political participation.
Voter turnout.
Voting > Abstention.
Voting research.
Protest movements > Political aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : rethinking political participation
  • Theories of voter participation : a review and a new approach
  • Testing the costly abstention theory of turnout
  • Theories of protest
  • Participation : a review and a new approach
  • Testing the costly abstention theory of protest participation
  • The emotional origins of collective action
  • Conclusions : criticisms, extensions, and democratic theory.