This chapter discusses how personal resources and context are shaping political participation in Switzerland. Political participation is measured here by means of several indicators: first, the degree of involvement in political parties; second, the use of direct democracy; third, the participation in non-conventional but still legal political actions; fourth, the participation in non-conventional and illegal political actions; fifth, general interest towards different levels of politics, and sixth and finally, people’s decisions to get politically involved or to engage in civic-organized or informal networks. These forms of political participation can be perceived as the consequence of individual – internal – resources, and environmental – external – constraints and opportunities.
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Titolo: | The effects of direct democracy and city size on political participation. The Swiss case | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 | |
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Autori: | Baglioni, Simone | |
Titolo del libro: | Participatory Democracy and Political Participation | |
Tutti i curatori: | T. Zittel, D. Fuchs | |
ISBN: | 9780415371865 | |
Abstract: | This chapter discusses how personal resources and context are shaping political participation in Switzerland. Political participation is measured here by means of several indicators: first, the degree of involvement in political parties; second, the use of direct democracy; third, the participation in non-conventional but still legal political actions; fourth, the participation in non-conventional and illegal political actions; fifth, general interest towards different levels of politics, and sixth and finally, people’s decisions to get politically involved or to engage in civic-organized or informal networks. These forms of political participation can be perceived as the consequence of individual – internal – resources, and environmental – external – constraints and opportunities. | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 20 - Contributions to volume, chapters or articles / Contributo in volume, capitolo o saggio scientifico |